Warrington, Cheshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 809 companies were registered in Warrington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WarringtonUK
    2013809134,802
    2012625131,491
    % change29.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013255234320
    New companies in 2012182192251
    % change40.1%21.9%27.5%
    Record Year2007 (1,500)2007 (13,443)2007 (2,754)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 229 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 32.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WarringtonUK
    201322977,914
    201217367,576
    % change32.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013956767
    Closed companies in 2012427061
    % change126.2%-4.3%10%
    Record Year2010 (3,502)2008 (210)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 580 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WarringtonUK
    201358056,888
    201245263,915
    Record Year 2007 (17,558) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013160167253
    Net growth in 2012140122190
    Record Year2007 (1,447)2007 (13,403)2007 (2,708)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Warrington formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Warrington
    20130.6%
    20120.5%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.5%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.4%0.5%
    % change25.6%21.0%31.8%
    Record Year2007 (3.7%)2007 (23.1%)2007 (4.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 2007 when 39.6% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Warrington in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING6.41%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING3.57%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY2.96%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN2.75%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT2.36%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS1.42%DESIGN1.79%
    PROJECT1.42%ENGINEERING1.78%
    WARRINGTON1.15%BUSINESS1.77%
    ELECTRICAL0.94%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    M0.76%LONDON1.72%
    IT0.73%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGNS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    J0.63%MEDIA1.63%
    PROJECTS0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    PROPERTY0.57%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%CARE1.46%
    BUSINESS0.57%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TECHNICAL0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CHESHIRE0.51%M1.25%
    P0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    CAD0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    R0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    D0.42%SECURITY1.15%

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 classified1,55554,531
    None Supplied619249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11332,624
    99999 - Dormant Company9643,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8423,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6416,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6124,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5212,664
    71129 - Other engineering activities414,226
    7487 - Other business activities367,556
    86900 - Other human health activities308,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development288,099
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified286,954
    74990 - Non-trading company2614,129
    41100 - Development of building projects258,637
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets255,186
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate225,059
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate207,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet207,199
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment205,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08426217 GO 2 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426487 J3G CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08428432 MARTIN DUGDALE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430069 LEWIS-CORDWELL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430256 D SPITTLEHOUSE PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08431301 IAN GILFOYLE PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432782 BOB HICKS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432938 FLETCHER SEA LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08433286 CILKE CONTRACTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08433646 SAP HV SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08434606 ENGINEERING WITH EASE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08434748 G.ARMSTRONG ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435025 ARYNDAN HEALTH & CARE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435504 4D IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436464 BLUE HEXAGON LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08437332 GC CAD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08438494 STEVE MOORE DJ LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439067 PASHLEY QUANTITY SURVEYING LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439628 TITANIUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439737 TRL DIGITAL LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08440579 M J DAVIS ELECTRICAL LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08440594 AGAVE RUMBAR LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08442955 JLEC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08443962 MCGRATH LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08443999 SEHAMBI AEROSPACE LIMITED 14 Mar 2013