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Warrington, Cheshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 516 companies were registered in Warrington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WarringtonUK
    2011516114,512
    2010427101,492
    % change20.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (792) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011177169170
    New companies in 2010142152133
    % change24.6%11.2%27.8%
    Record Year2003 (611)2011 (169)2008 (177)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 394 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WarringtonUK
    201139472,230
    201048287,705
    % change-18.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201111366215
    Closed companies in 2010110225147
    % change2.7%-70.7%46%
    Record Year2009 (243)2008 (8,125)2009 (470)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 122 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WarringtonUK
    201112242,282
    2010-5513,787
    Record Year 2003 (681) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201164103-45
    Net growth in 201032-73-14
    Record Year2003 (573)2005 (118)2008 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Warrington formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Warrington
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.6%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.5%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.5%0.4%
    % change14.1%-6.4%15.4%
    Record Year2003 (1.6%)2001 (0.8%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    27.7% of all director appointments in Warrington in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING6.20%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING3.18%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN2.94%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY2.36%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT2.08%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS1.06%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.98%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROJECT0.90%BUSINESS1.82%
    M0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CHESHIRE0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    TECHNICAL0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.65%LONDON1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%J1.47%
    IT0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    WARRINGTON0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUSINESS0.53%CARE1.42%
    P0.53%IT1.38%
    SYSTEMS0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    DIRECT0.45%PROPERTIES1.28%
    FINANCIAL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SAFETY0.45%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    G0.41%TRAINING1.21%
    PROCESS0.37%S1.21%

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 classified81929,245
    7487 - Other business activities67565,177
    None Supplied613204,493
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7015,760
    9999 - Dormant Company5522,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5214,755
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified407,551
    99999 - Dormant Company3918,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3410,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities326,798
    9305 - Other service activities2810,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2810,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities248,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply228,345
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,543
    74990 - Non-trading company198,064
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering196,321
    41100 - Development of building projects153,697
    5530 - Restaurants125,640
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified122,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07759552 MCMILLAN FINANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760490 CUBIK CONCEPTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07761457 MR SMITHS NIGHTCLUB LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07762603 SWON CONCEPT LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07762838 SWM DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07771027 CTL (GROUP) LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771993 MILAN MICHAEL LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07772493 ARC-A ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07773644 CDV CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774183 FRENCH LINEN GREY LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07776244 RST AEROSPACE LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777772 JH DESIGN LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07777779 WYNNE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779532 BRAEHEAD DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780132 NMFT DESIGN LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780500 FREETHCO2 LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07781409 AMANI ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782214 BURTENSHAW ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784122 G P OILFIELD SERVICES LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07784819 ZJW LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07788110 C STRETCH ENGINEERING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07788894 G. DAWSON ENGINEERING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07789129 PAUL RILEY ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07789151 AXD PETRO CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07789236 SMITH SHUTDOWN SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2011