Warrington, Cheshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Warrington when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Warrington when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 426 companies were registered in Warrington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Warrington UK 2010 426 105,137 2009 414 91,034 % change 2.9% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 117 117 192 New companies in 2009 137 119 158 % change -14.6% -1.7% 21.5% Record Year 2007 (1,500) 2007 (13,443) 2007 (2,754)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Warrington when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 3,779 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 554.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Warrington UK 2010 3,779 82,677 2009 577 108,060 % change 554.9% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Warrington when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 3,502 122 155 Closed companies in 2009 90 47 440 % change 3,791.1% 159.6% -65% Record Year 2010 (3,502) 2008 (210) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Warrington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -3,353 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Warrington UK 2010 -3,353 22,460 2009 -163 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (17,557) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -3,385 -5 37 Net growth in 2009 47 72 -282 Record Year 2007 (1,446) 2007 (13,403) 2007 (2,708)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Warrington formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Warrington 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.4% 2007 10.6% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -20.7% -15.8% 1.0% Record Year 2007 (3.7%) 2007 (23.1%) 2007 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Warrington in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.43% MANAGEMENT 5.01% DESIGN 2.58% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 2.49% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 2.40% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 1.60% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.98% TRADING 1.93% PROJECT 0.85% DESIGN 1.91% ELECTRICAL 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% WARRINGTON 0.76% MEDIA 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% BUSINESS 0.62% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% BUILDING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PROPERTY 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.54% SECURITY 0.62% J 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.62% LONDON 1.45% S 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.45% M 0.58% GROUP 1.37% TECHNICAL 0.58% GLOBAL 1.35% J 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% HOMES 0.49% CARE 1.33% SYSTEMS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.44% M 1.28% FINANCIAL 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% IT 0.44% S 1.23%
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 2,795 228,645 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 903 26,974 7487 - Other business activities 826 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 74 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 50 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 17,003 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 42 8,154 9999 - Dormant Company 40 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 35 9,325 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 35 9,659 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 7,143 7499 - Non-trading company 29 15,398 71129 - Other engineering activities 26 2,152 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 20 2,286 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,149 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,069
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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