Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 2015)

    A total of 203 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MacclesfieldUK
    2015203161,156
    2014241150,722
    % change-15.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (241) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015735971
    New companies in 2014698389
    % change5.8%-28.9%-20.2%
    Record Year2012 (79)2014 (83)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MacclesfieldUK
    201510489,523
    201411382,370
    % change-8.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015243347
    Closed companies in 2014483530
    % change-50.0%-5.7%57%
    Record Year2014 (48)2010 (43)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 99 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MacclesfieldUK
    20159971,633
    201412868,352
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015492624
    Net growth in 2014214859
    Record Year2012 (58)2013 (51)2007 (92)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Macclesfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Macclesfield
    20150.1%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change3.7%-34.5%-27.2%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 2008 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    27.3% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.36%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.92%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CHESHIRE1.55%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE0.74%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MACCLESFIELD0.74%CARE2.13%
    RESEARCH0.59%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.59%LONDON1.91%
    J0.59%TRADING1.88%
    TRADING0.59%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MEDIA0.59%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%DESIGN1.65%
    GLOBAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.44%CO.,1.58%
    FOR0.44%J1.55%
    P0.44%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.44%BUSINESS1.49%
    DIGITAL0.44%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    CIC0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    DESIGN0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOUSE0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    TRAVEL0.37%IT1.30%
    C0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied585288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12658,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10143,081
    99999 - Dormant Company8849,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6030,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5119,098
    41100 - Development of building projects3011,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,862
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2729,218
    86900 - Other human health activities1713,990
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified166,067
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1510,200
    73110 - Advertising agencies144,181
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    56302 - Public houses and bars136,355
    74100 - specialised design activities124,892
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,682
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,651
    98000 - Residents property management105,308

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09465470 NORMANTON AIRLINES LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09471691 SOURCE 1 SOLUTIONS EUROPE LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472616 KNIGHTSBRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09473382 THORPE WILLIAMSON LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09475801 LINKS FF&E LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476900 E AND S BARS LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09481838 WEST COUNTRY TEA COMPANY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09495376 TURNER HARRIS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09496348 SNLSUPPORTSOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09505981 HEALTH AND NUTRITION (UK) LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09508379 ASSOCIATED CLAIMS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09510665 FARMFIELD LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512078 BOLLIN HEIGHTS THERAPY LTD. 26 Mar 2015
    09468011 JMW PROCESSES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09470928 FIFAR LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472930 DESIGN CHAPEL LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09486236 AQUATIC WEED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09486644 JL TRUCKER SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09489131 AERODETAIL LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09497983 LIVING CONCEPTS LANDSCAPE & DESIGN LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09503233 INVICTUS INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09503953 PRESTIGE TOTAL CARE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09511708 SOLUTIONS WORK WEAR DIRECT LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512648 ORIENTAL HOUSE (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09515777 A B MOTORHOMES LTD 28 Mar 2015