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Warrington, Cheshire

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 471 companies were registered in Warrington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WarringtonUK
    2011471116,391
    2010426105,137
    % change10.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011115181175
    New companies in 2010117117192
    % change-1.7%54.7%-8.9%
    Record Year2007 (1,500)2007 (13,443)2007 (2,754)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 323 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 91.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WarringtonUK
    201132390,986
    20103,77982,677
    % change-91.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201113182110
    Closed companies in 20103,502122155
    % change-96.3%-32.8%-29%
    Record Year2010 (3,502)2008 (210)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 148 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WarringtonUK
    201114825,405
    2010-3,35322,460
    Record Year 2007 (17,557) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-169965
    Net growth in 2010-3,385-537
    Record Year2007 (1,446)2007 (13,403)2007 (2,708)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Warrington formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Warrington
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.4%
    200710.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-15.2%36.0%-13.1%
    Record Year2007 (3.7%)2007 (23.1%)2007 (4.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    30.6% of all director appointments in Warrington in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING4.92%CONSULTING5.04%
    DESIGN3.04%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING2.88%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY2.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.96%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    PROJECT0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    IT0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    BUSINESS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    J0.63%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PROPERTY0.63%LONDON1.60%
    TRAINING0.58%CARE1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%J1.45%
    WARRINGTON0.54%GLOBAL1.44%
    CHESHIRE0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%IT1.41%
    SAFETY0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    R0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    P0.46%M1.30%
    TECHNICAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRADING0.42%S1.24%
    PINK0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    (NW)0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

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 classified89030,253
    7487 - Other business activities64160,968
    None Supplied628202,798
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4612,916
    9999 - Dormant Company4319,765
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified427,788
    99999 - Dormant Company4118,336
    62090 - Other information technology service activities386,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3310,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3110,246
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply267,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities257,789
    9305 - Other service activities238,740
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,183
    74990 - Non-trading company198,695
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult172,344
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified153,097
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified132,754

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545580 ABETI CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07545551 TALGRADE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07541865 SYLWESTER GULA CONSULTING LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07540578 PAUL FRASER METERING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07538246 F.E.C.C CONSULTING LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07531728 GM PARTNERS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07530932 ELLINGHAM DARCY RECRUITMENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529460 MACCONNACHIE PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529151 MJS PLANNING LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528718 POOLE CONSULTING LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07527715 RISHIVA ENGINEERING LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527368 MAM700 LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525653 METISYS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524916 VK IT CONTRACTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07523003 AC AUTOMATION & CONTROLS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07519451 ASHTARR LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518890 MSS E&I DESIGN SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07517672 GOLIATH SECURITY (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07517404 K COWTON DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07515432 EHWTO LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07512396 ALBINA CONTROLS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07511869 EP PHARMACONSULTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07542634 JLJ HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07538775 CHESHIRE SASH WINDOWS LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07514508 KERBALL LTD 02 Feb 2011