Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 200 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MacclesfieldUK
    2014200143,414
    2013220132,684
    % change-9.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (220) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014825959
    New companies in 2013657085
    % change26.2%-15.7%-30.6%
    Record Year2014 (82)2012 (84)2013 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MacclesfieldUK
    2014146101,670
    201314586,170
    % change0.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (146) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014404759
    Closed companies in 2013473167
    % change-14.9%51.6%-12%
    Record Year2013 (47)2008 (67)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 54 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MacclesfieldUK
    20145441,744
    20137546,514
    Record Year 2012 (114) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201442120
    Net growth in 2013183918
    Record Year2014 (42)2013 (39)2012 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Macclesfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Macclesfield
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change14.6%-19.7%-36.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1990 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 2007 when 39.7% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.49%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CHESHIRE1.18%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%PROPERTY2.62%
    MEDIA0.76%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.69%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    TRADING0.62%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%LONDON1.95%
    J0.55%CARE1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.55%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%DESIGN1.70%
    GLOBAL0.48%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRAINING0.48%PROPERTIES1.63%
    EVENTS0.48%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.48%J1.53%
    MACCLESFIELD0.48%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PROPERTY0.48%GLOBAL1.51%
    CARE0.48%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ONLINE0.42%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HOMES0.42%MEDIA1.38%
    DIGITAL0.42%CO.,1.36%
    P0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    RESEARCH0.42%BUILDING1.30%
    20140.42%IT1.30%
    C0.42%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied583278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12757,264
    99999 - Dormant Company9348,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8740,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5118,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4929,313
    41100 - Development of building projects2810,604
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,795
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2428,224
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet209,914
    86900 - Other human health activities1811,807
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified155,857
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1410,361
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,056
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets116,327
    74100 - specialised design activities114,681
    98000 - Residents property management105,047
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,401
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings107,151
    73110 - Advertising agencies104,036

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09200173 SUNSET BEACH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09204926 HENSOP ESTATE PLANNING LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09205281 DEMANY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09208246 MANCHESTER METAL CRAFT LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09214673 EVMT LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09219960 EURO PACIFIC QUANT CAPITAL LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09223597 GO DIRECT TRANSPORT LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09225038 NUVISION GLOBAL LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09232940 AC CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09237777 CONCEPT TRAVEL LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09239178 CN RESEARCH SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09239220 EDDATXT LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09204755 BOOZER MACCLESFIELD LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09205444 MH FITNESS LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09205981 P R JONES JEWELLERS LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09210844 LITTLE TENNIS ACES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09215907 HART-WOODS BEDROOMS LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09217236 J & L LOCK & KEY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219350 ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220184 REFECTUS LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221268 JAB TRANS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222335 LILEY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224806 ALTRINCHAM TIKI BARS LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09227040 WESTWINDS LAND LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09237866 CRE8 FACILITIES LIMITED 26 Sep 2014