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Warrington, Cheshire

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 625 companies were registered in Warrington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 32.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarringtonUK
    2012625131,491
    2011471116,391
    % change32.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012182192251
    New companies in 2011115181175
    % change58.3%6.1%43.4%
    Record Year2007 (1,500)2007 (13,443)2007 (2,754)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 173 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 46.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarringtonUK
    201217367,576
    201132390,987
    % change-46.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012427061
    Closed companies in 201113182110
    % change-67.9%-14.6%-45%
    Record Year2010 (3,502)2008 (210)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 452 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WarringtonUK
    201245263,915
    201114825,404
    Record Year 2007 (17,557) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012140122190
    Net growth in 2011-169965
    Record Year2007 (1,446)2007 (13,403)2007 (2,708)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Warrington formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Warrington
    20120.5%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.5%0.4%
    % change35.7%-9.3%34.2%
    Record Year2007 (3.7%)2007 (23.1%)2007 (4.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    22.9% of all director appointments in Warrington in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING6.82%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING2.80%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY2.80%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN2.77%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT1.90%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.19%DESIGN1.93%
    PROJECT0.97%ENGINEERING1.86%
    J0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PROJECTS0.86%BUSINESS1.73%
    WARRINGTON0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGNS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    IT0.65%LONDON1.66%
    TECHNICAL0.65%J1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PROPERTY0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    CAD0.61%IT1.40%
    CHESHIRE0.61%CARE1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUSINESS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    M0.54%M1.27%
    P0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    ENERGY0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    SAFETY0.43%S1.20%
    C0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

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 classified92535,233
    None Supplied553216,665
    7487 - Other business activities51052,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7219,704
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,084
    9999 - Dormant Company4918,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4813,637
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4312,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified439,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3914,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities368,145
    9305 - Other service activities228,818
    74990 - Non-trading company229,729
    62012 - Business and domestic software development194,356
    7260 - Other computer related activities187,154
    41100 - Development of building projects184,984
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply186,934
    7499 - Non-trading company179,102
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering175,169
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified163,931

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895466 ROBERTS CATERING LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07897915 KEITH H MOORE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07898405 INFCOM LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07898693 MVO LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07902582 DN PURCHASING LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903640 SILVER IT LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07904665 WESLEY ANG LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07905034 GULLWING RECRUITMENT COMPANY LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07905867 M&K FOOD STORE LTD. 11 Jan 2012
    07905893 PFJ AUTOCARE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07907384 RM RAIL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07907419 ALPHA-CAD LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07907832 PATRICK BUTLER ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07907856 ROCKET FUELLED DESIGN LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908364 A HASSAN CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911216 NORTHAMPTON SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07911886 CLIFF HARVEY ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913977 ACTIVE SAFETY NETWORK LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07913997 MDND LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07919867 FIRE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07921595 PROJECTPLUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921701 GA DC SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921782 INCREDIBLY ANALYTICAL CONSULTING LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922950 GENERATION FIT LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924125 GRIFFPET LIMITED 25 Jan 2012