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
    08199184 ACQUIRED MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199537 ROBUST INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202845 MMIT GLOBAL LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205674 DAVIES & DONALD LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206161 ONE STOP AUTOS (CHESHIRE) LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08207681 PAIR OF HANDS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08211688 ECIGZUK LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08211862 WYCLIFFE NEWCO LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214162 PUSS IN BOOTS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214298 HEAVEN SCENT DESIGNER FLORIST LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215945 SCREEN-CARE UK (SOUTH MANCHESTER) LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216215 A'N'C MOTORS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08226466 THE CHESHIRE CAT CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08227071 THE CHESHIRE ACADAMEY OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229561 VIAGO LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08232931 HEALTHY READING LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    OC378080 CONCIERGES DIPLOMATIQUES LLP 03 Sep 2012
    OC378084 CHAMBRES MARITIMES LLP 03 Sep 2012
    OC378085 CONCIERGES COMMERCIALES LLP 03 Sep 2012
    08206790 RESPOND 999 LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08211295 JAESS CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08216488 APPAREL DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08221341 HELVICELL LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221855 A H VISION LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08232582 RSJ EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Sep 2012