Warrington, Cheshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Warrington UK 2012 625 131,491 2011 471 116,391 % change 32.7% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 182 192 251 New companies in 2011 115 181 175 % change 58.3% 6.1% 43.4% Record Year 2007 (1,500) 2007 (13,443) 2007 (2,754)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Warrington UK 2012 173 67,576 2011 323 90,987 % change -46.4% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 42 70 61 Closed companies in 2011 131 82 110 % change -67.9% -14.6% -45% Record Year 2010 (3,502) 2008 (210) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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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) Warrington UK 2012 452 63,915 2011 148 25,404 Record Year 2007 (17,557) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 140 122 190 Net growth in 2011 -16 99 65 Record Year 2007 (1,446) 2007 (13,403) 2007 (2,708)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.5% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% % change 35.7% -9.3% 34.2% Record Year 2007 (3.7%) 2007 (23.1%) 2007 (4.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 6.82% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.80% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 2.80% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 2.77% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 1.90% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 1.19% DESIGN 1.93% PROJECT 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROJECTS 0.86% BUSINESS 1.73% WARRINGTON 0.72% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGNS 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% IT 0.65% LONDON 1.66% TECHNICAL 0.65% J 1.54% SYSTEMS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTY 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% CAD 0.61% IT 1.40% CHESHIRE 0.61% CARE 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUSINESS 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.27% M 0.54% M 1.27% P 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% ENERGY 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% SAFETY 0.43% S 1.20% C 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 925 35,233 None Supplied 553 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 510 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 49 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 43 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 22 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 22 9,729 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 4,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,154 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,984 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,169 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 3,931
Recent Companies
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