Macclesfield, Cheshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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) Macclesfield UK 2015 203 161,156 2014 241 150,722 % change -15.8% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (241) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 73 59 71 New companies in 2014 69 83 89 % change 5.8% -28.9% -20.2% Record Year 2012 (79) 2014 (83) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Macclesfield UK 2015 104 89,523 2014 113 82,370 % change -8.0% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 24 33 47 Closed companies in 2014 48 35 30 % change -50.0% -5.7% 57% Record Year 2014 (48) 2010 (43) 2010 (67)
Net Company Growth
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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) Macclesfield UK 2015 99 71,633 2014 128 68,352 Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 49 26 24 Net growth in 2014 21 48 59 Record Year 2012 (58) 2013 (51) 2007 (92)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 3.7% -34.5% -27.2% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1990 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.36% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.92% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CHESHIRE 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.25% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MACCLESFIELD 0.74% CARE 2.13% RESEARCH 0.59% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 0.59% LONDON 1.91% J 0.59% TRADING 1.88% TRADING 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.82% MEDIA 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.52% DESIGN 1.65% GLOBAL 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUSINESS 0.44% CO., 1.58% FOR 0.44% J 1.55% P 0.44% CONSULTANTS 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.44% BUSINESS 1.49% DIGITAL 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% CIC 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% DESIGN 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HOUSE 0.37% BUILDING 1.31% TRAVEL 0.37% IT 1.30% C 0.37% MEDIA 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.37% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 585 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 126 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 88 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 30 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,862 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 17 13,990 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 16 6,067 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 10,200 73110 - Advertising agencies 14 4,181 74990 - Non-trading company 14 13,794 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 6,355 74100 - specialised design activities 12 4,892 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,682 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,651 98000 - Residents property management 10 5,308
Recent Companies
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