Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 218 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MacclesfieldUK
    2012218118,868
    2011179114,512
    % change21.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (218) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012658469
    New companies in 2011536957
    % change22.6%21.7%21.1%
    Record Year2012 (65)2012 (84)2012 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MacclesfieldUK
    201210374,772
    20119672,230
    % change7.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (146) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012285025
    Closed companies in 2011313629
    % change-9.7%38.9%-14%
    Record Year2002 (31)2008 (67)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 115 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MacclesfieldUK
    201211544,096
    20118342,282
    Record Year 2012 (115) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012373444
    Net growth in 2011223328
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (34)2012 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Macclesfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Macclesfield
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change10.2%22.7%19.7%
    Record Year1975 (0.3%)1969 (0.7%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.4% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.45%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PARTNERS1.38%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    TRADING0.90%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.83%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    BUSINESS0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INTERNATIONAL0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    CHESHIRE0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CORPORATE0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%LONDON1.67%
    GLOBAL0.55%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    IT0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MARKETING0.48%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CLEANING0.48%CARE1.32%
    TRAINING0.48%M1.27%
    EVENTS0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    HEALTH0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MEDIA0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TOPETAGE0.41%S1.17%
    ENTERPRISES0.34%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied537331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company5925,035
    7487 - Other business activities3735,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3533,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2614,774
    9999 - Dormant Company2412,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified239,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy208,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    74990 - Non-trading company129,203
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings113,086
    73110 - Advertising agencies91,985
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply94,997
    86900 - Other human health activities84,998
    7499 - Non-trading company86,164
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    9305 - Other service activities86,142
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified71,783

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126149 EXECUTORIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127568 TYTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131535 ABBKS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133152 DOORCO DIRECT LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133417 PENS AND STAPLES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134113 JSW CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136065 ANDREW LEA FINANCE LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08136221 VASILENA LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137003 MR. FOODY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08144515 FRESH SOLUTIONS (2012) LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08145772 EJO JOINERY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149191 EST-TEC LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151722 M4 WAVEPOWER LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152317 INTEGRAL CONSULTANTS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08152625 CAROLINE'S CLEANING LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    OC377246 KATIE REID PSYCHOTHERAPY LLP 26 Jul 2012
    08162926 BENZ SHOP LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08126657 BRIGHTBITS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127102 DISCOVERY WEI LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08144192 THE SNOW GOOSE CLOTHING COMPANY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145358 GUARANTEED FITNESS MACCLESFIELD LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08145493 THE SNOW GOOSE SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146640 MARMARMARKET LTD. 17 Jul 2012
    08153297 MAXCLEAN (UK) LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08156318 MILLSY.CZ LIMITED 25 Jul 2012