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
    09110263 AFRO LOUNGE LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112102 EARDLEY ENTERPRISES LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09114880 JOSH NATURALS LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09114954 PROPERTY FILMING LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09118769 ORTHOPAEDICS UNITED LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121492 OAKMORE DIGITAL LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09125691 DEFENDER J.P. LTD. 10 Jul 2014
    09126993 ALPENGLOW TRAVEL LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09127508 ASTLE CONSULTANTS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09128648 BTW DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130687 HOUSE OF FINERIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09137750 ASPIRATUS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09142776 GEIBC SOLAR 3 LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09144931 CARISS CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09144957 TAM MEDIA COMPANY LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09145996 MANCHESTER GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09149139 STEPHEN PRIYA LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149946 ZAAN ZAAN LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09151430 BABY LAMB AGENCIES LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09113527 UK GALVANIZING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09119532 SUMEXIGO LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09123269 HEATHER BRADBURY LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09129885 SCHOOL IMPROVERS UK LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09137996 UK ELECTROPLATING LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09139221 TOUCHE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Jul 2014