Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 241 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MacclesfieldUK
    2014241150,722
    2013206134,802
    % change17.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (241) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014698389
    New companies in 2013676970
    % change3.0%20.3%27.1%
    Record Year2012 (79)2014 (83)2011 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 63.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MacclesfieldUK
    201411382,370
    20136977,914
    % change63.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014483530
    Closed companies in 2013301821
    % change60.0%94.4%43%
    Record Year2014 (48)2010 (43)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 128 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MacclesfieldUK
    201412868,352
    201313756,888
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014214859
    Net growth in 2013375149
    Record Year2012 (58)2013 (51)2007 (92)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Macclesfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Macclesfield
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.6%11.1%6.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 2005 when 36.0% of all directors were female.

    33.3% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.43%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CHESHIRE0.86%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%PROPERTY2.64%
    BUSINESS0.78%TRADING2.05%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%LONDON1.88%
    ENGINEERING0.64%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDIA0.64%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.57%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MACCLESFIELD0.50%BUSINESS1.71%
    IT0.50%PROPERTIES1.60%
    JULIAN0.50%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    EVENTS0.43%GLOBAL1.58%
    ENERGY0.43%J1.48%
    FINANCE0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%MEDIA1.48%
    TRADING0.43%IT1.33%
    TRAINING0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CAPITAL0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ESTATES0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    PRESTBURY0.36%M1.21%
    GREEN0.36%CAPITAL1.20%
    PROJECT0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied650280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12056,411
    99999 - Dormant Company7947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7637,882
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5118,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4227,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3326,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet249,358
    41100 - Development of building projects199,855
    86900 - Other human health activities1710,273
    73110 - Advertising agencies133,882
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified135,537
    74100 - specialised design activities124,475
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified115,876
    56302 - Public houses and bars105,732
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate109,284
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,313
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,509

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08875577 PRACTICE COLLEGE LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876946 EAST CHESHIRE ESTATE PLANNING LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08881059 PRECISION MEDICINES LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08886322 COMPLETE INSIGHT LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886425 PRESTBURY BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08896152 MARINE23 LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08901381 HAZEL MOORE LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902528 CAKE OUT LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08908608 8COM LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08910417 DIRECT SKIN LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08910984 MADESCO LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912425 A AND L CATERERS LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915583 GW BIO LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916051 NAIL-FIX (UK) LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08917031 NEUTRAL BUOYANCY LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08875209 BABY GRAND BARS LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08881273 LOXLEY POWER CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08881309 SEVEN NET DESIGNS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882672 PRO PICKUPS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08894622 WOMBY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894761 700000 LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08898918 PIZZA PANTRY LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08901772 ALIGNME LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903801 BLOSSOM GROVE LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08914029 SPICE N RICE LTD 27 Feb 2014