Warrington, Cheshire

Q3 2010 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 427 companies were registered in Warrington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WarringtonUK
    2010427101,492
    200942894,671
    % change-0.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (792) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010142152133
    New companies in 2009161125142
    % change-11.8%21.6%-6.3%
    Record Year2003 (611)2005 (163)2008 (177)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 482 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 48.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WarringtonUK
    201048287,705
    2009944159,401
    % change-48.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010110225147
    Closed companies in 2009243231470
    % change-54.7%-2.6%-69%
    Record Year2009 (243)2008 (8,125)2009 (470)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WarringtonUK
    2010-5513,787
    2009-516-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (681) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201032-73-14
    Net growth in 2009-82-106-328
    Record Year2003 (573)2005 (118)2008 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Warrington formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Warrington
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.6%
    20070.4%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-18.0%10.3%-10.2%
    Record Year2003 (1.6%)2001 (0.8%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Warrington in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING4.78%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    DESIGN3.00%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING2.74%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT2.26%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.70%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANTS1.00%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROJECT0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    WARRINGTON0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PROPERTY0.74%BUSINESS1.80%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%MEDIA1.75%
    J0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%LONDON1.59%
    TRAINING0.61%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TECHNICAL0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    P0.61%CARE1.44%
    IT0.61%J1.44%
    S0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUSINESS0.52%IT1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRADING0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    PROJECTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CHESHIRE0.43%M1.28%
    D0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CAD0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified78225,053
    7487 - Other business activities73669,802
    None Supplied642202,902
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6713,161
    9999 - Dormant Company5121,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4914,940
    99999 - Dormant Company4214,072
    62090 - Other information technology service activities355,716
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply348,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities328,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities318,292
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified306,460
    9305 - Other service activities279,454
    7499 - Non-trading company2613,408
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified257,767
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult212,672
    74990 - Non-trading company207,649
    7450 - Labour recruitment162,972
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified152,664

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07357461 PESCADO CATERING LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07357410 JENNIFER NEWMAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355354 PLANT ENGINEERING SERVICES (NORTHWEST) LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354971 HOSHITA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354244 SERENE-WARD MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07352676 COBBYDALE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07349442 J.D JONES ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348497 J R WELLS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07348493 GJZ COST ENGINEERS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07348322 POLYGON MATHER LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347334 PROVIDE CARE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07344577 GLEN THOMAS ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343196 FOSS BUSINESS CHANGE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07341798 APPROVED FINISHING LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07341094 ONTRACK WITH MGD LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339679 MILESTONE IT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339586 DPM ENGINEERING LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338995 RYCAL LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07338967 JILL SINCLAIR LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336510 MIDLAND CONTINUITY LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07333728 DAVECO PERFORMANCE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333049 SPACEAGE ENGINEERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332374 ND WATER CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332075 LER CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07350656 HEY PA LTD 19 Aug 2010