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
    07392076 BOWSTONES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07388149 FAR FROM EQUILIBRIUM CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387367 POINCIANA LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07387263 SKFB LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07387235 EQWS PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07387079 BOBKAT DESIGN LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386854 JF IT SERVICE DELIVERY LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386795 FCCK LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386128 SIANNA IT LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384008 D CANNON DESIGNS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07375911 SISU WORLDWIDE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373155 CHESHAM RF CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07369486 PROJECT DRIVEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07366234 PELLINNO LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365662 ROBERT STOODLEY ENGINEERING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07362753 FOZTECH SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07388891 DRS CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07380442 FIRST RATE CARS LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07373248 DILSIZ UK LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07366548 MD GIFTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07391911 SMILE HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07385167 UK FASHION SUPPLIES LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07385019 LINK ASSIST LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07384440 GERMAN FLAVOURS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07365134 G. STEWART (NW) LTD 03 Sep 2010