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
    09420701 BETTERTON DUPLEX LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09422625 LOWERHOUSES CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09425452 S HUNTER JOINERY & SHOPFITTING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09425714 ACE MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09425882 ACL TRADING AND SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09426152 MAINSTON LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09426319 GBS MARKETING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09430016 MACCLESFIELD DIGITAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09434573 RCR CLINICAL RESEARCH LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09441017 ALESPIN LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09443855 ISABELLA BIANCHI LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09448022 HONDURAS WHARF 2015 LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450759 AMERICAN CARAVANS DIRECT (UK) LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09452417 C W ENTERPRIZES LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09455367 AGILE 121 LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09459569 IBD WATER TREATMENT LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09459651 CINECARD LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09462085 AVALON OVERSEAS HST. LTD. 27 Feb 2015
    09427476 THE SILK ACADEMY TRUST 06 Feb 2015
    09430873 CHESHIRE CAR VALETS LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09432477 ALANS FRUIT AND VEG LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09442399 DATA4YOU LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09454327 OAKFORD APARTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09454432 SPARKLE CLEANING MACCLESFIELD LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09462395 PROPCO CHESHIRE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015