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
New Company Registrations
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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) Warrington UK 2012 554 118,868 2011 516 114,512 % change 7.4% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (792) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 189 164 201 New companies in 2011 177 169 170 % change 6.8% -3.0% 18.2% Record Year 2003 (611) 2011 (169) 2012 (201)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Warrington UK 2012 248 74,772 2011 394 72,230 % change -37.1% 3.5% Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 87 99 62 Closed companies in 2011 113 66 215 % change -23.0% 50.0% -71% Record Year 2009 (243) 2008 (8,125) 2009 (470)
Net Company Growth
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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) Warrington UK 2012 306 44,096 2011 122 42,282 Record Year 2003 (681) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 102 65 139 Net growth in 2011 64 103 -45 Record Year 2003 (573) 2005 (118) 2012 (139)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -4.1% -2.2% 17.0% Record Year 2003 (1.6%) 2001 (0.8%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 6.49% CONSULTING 5.05% DESIGN 2.90% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 2.80% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 2.76% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 2.10% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 1.37% DESIGN 1.87% PROJECT 1.23% ASSOCIATES 1.84% WARRINGTON 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGNS 0.83% BUSINESS 1.72% PROJECTS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% M 0.73% MEDIA 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.73% LONDON 1.67% IT 0.70% J 1.55% ELECTRICAL 0.67% GLOBAL 1.53% CAD 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUSINESS 0.57% IT 1.43% MEDICAL 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% QUALITY 0.50% CARE 1.32% C 0.50% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% B 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TECHNICAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROPERTY 0.47% S 1.17% D 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,034 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 888 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 348 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 46 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 32 12,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 8,437 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 17 6,142 71129 - Other engineering activities 15 2,350 74990 - Non-trading company 15 9,203 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 4,584 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 3,943 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 3,493 7499 - Non-trading company 11 6,164
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08198562 EZYWEB LTD 03 Sep 2012 08199967 NEIL WOODWARD PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08200477 B.A. JOHNSON CONSULTANT LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08202141 HOMELANDS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08206993 HIND ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08208250 PHOELIX LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08209265 LESLIE STEVENSON LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08212071 10TH LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08214492 FINDLAY OFFSHORE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08214743 HKB CONSULT LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08215104 CPFD CONTRACTS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08215408 BEL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08215569 ONMED LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08217342 SIVEWARE72 LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08217758 CATSTE LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08217951 IPLANN LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218523 GAH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08219604 ZOON ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08219730 ADR11 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08221208 ARDBEG ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08221343 JACKSON DIVING LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08222555 SHIPBUILDING DESIGN LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08223281 G.E.M. CONSULTANTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08224418 NEWLANDS BRASILIA LIMITED 21 Sep 2012 08224759 WHITTON OIL & GAS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
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