Warrington, Cheshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    A total of 554 companies were registered in Warrington during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WarringtonUK
    2012554118,868
    2011516114,512
    % change7.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (792) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012189164201
    New companies in 2011177169170
    % change6.8%-3.0%18.2%
    Record Year2003 (611)2011 (169)2012 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 248 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WarringtonUK
    201224874,772
    201139472,230
    % change-37.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012879962
    Closed companies in 201111366215
    % change-23.0%50.0%-71%
    Record Year2009 (243)2008 (8,125)2009 (470)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 306 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WarringtonUK
    201230644,096
    201112242,282
    Record Year 2003 (681) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210265139
    Net growth in 201164103-45
    Record Year2003 (573)2005 (118)2012 (139)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Warrington
    20120.5%
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-4.1%-2.2%17.0%
    Record Year2003 (1.6%)2001 (0.8%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    24.6% of all director appointments in Warrington in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING6.49%CONSULTING5.05%
    DESIGN2.90%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY2.80%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING2.76%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT2.10%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS1.37%DESIGN1.87%
    PROJECT1.23%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    WARRINGTON0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGNS0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROJECTS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    M0.73%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%LONDON1.67%
    IT0.70%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%GLOBAL1.53%
    CAD0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.57%IT1.43%
    MEDICAL0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    QUALITY0.50%CARE1.32%
    C0.50%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    B0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TECHNICAL0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTY0.47%S1.17%
    D0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,034331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified88833,677
    7487 - Other business activities34835,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6919,425
    99999 - Dormant Company4625,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4313,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4114,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified399,891
    9999 - Dormant Company3212,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities297,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy288,437
    41100 - Development of building projects174,965
    9305 - Other service activities176,142
    71129 - Other engineering activities152,350
    74990 - Non-trading company159,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development154,584
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,943
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering113,493
    7499 - Non-trading company116,164

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125720 RUSSELL MORTON ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127381 WDH DIGITAL LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128444 PADAKE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128605 SIMTEK DESIGN LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129078 MOBILE DOG GROOMING VANS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132125 AERARIUS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133197 LEHMANN-ENGINEERING LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134620 EPOSITIVE DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135879 SONETIK UK LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08136851 RULE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08140941 DAVID BERTAM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141163 CHROME CLEANING POWER LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141454 BURGESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141469 P&C HANDLING LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08141859 LOUNGED LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08146800 P M PROJECT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150221 MYLOR ENGINEERING LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08152117 AJVV PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152256 MITA DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153110 STUDIO 54 TATTOOS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08155337 GREEN ENERGY CONSULT UK LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08155513 MPRTECH LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156953 DMO IT CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08157249 BIRCH HILL CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08157352 AT DIMENSION ENGINEERING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012