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
    08163731 ROBOTRAX LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08167357 ANGELSIX LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08170830 SIMPULL TECH LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08173420 GREENDALE GROUP TRADING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174629 SHAPE & SCULPT YOU LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08178368 SWITCHBLADE APPAREL LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180226 RM PRODUCTS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08180660 SIGNUM INTER CAPITAL LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08180710 DIRECT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08189597 FLOUR WATER SALT LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190273 FAUSTUS HANDMADE LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191594 CHANDLERS PROPERTIES LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08191768 PIER 19 LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08195661 VW INFO LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08195961 GREEN PENNY LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08164834 ZUBITO LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08166943 HODGKINSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168937 ZAP CLEAN LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08169549 HOUSE CREATIVE AGENCY LTD 06 Aug 2012
    OC377512 PAS PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES LLP 08 Aug 2012
    08177679 ADRIAN WHITTAKER LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    OC377625 KALPANA PARTNERS LLP 14 Aug 2012
    OC377627 ATREYO PARTNERS LLP 14 Aug 2012
    08181369 THE LIFE'S TOO SHORT EVENTS COMPANY LTD 16 Aug 2012
    OC377939 WHEATCROFT ELECTRICAL LLP 24 Aug 2012