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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Warrington UK 2013 809 134,802 2012 625 131,491 % change 29.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 255 234 320 New companies in 2012 182 192 251 % change 40.1% 21.9% 27.5% Record Year 2007 (1,500) 2007 (13,443) 2007 (2,754)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Warrington UK 2013 229 77,914 2012 173 67,576 % change 32.4% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 95 67 67 Closed companies in 2012 42 70 61 % change 126.2% -4.3% 10% Record Year 2010 (3,502) 2008 (210) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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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) Warrington UK 2013 580 56,888 2012 452 63,915 Record Year 2007 (17,558) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 160 167 253 Net growth in 2012 140 122 190 Record Year 2007 (1,447) 2007 (13,403) 2007 (2,708)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.6% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% % change 25.6% 21.0% 31.8% Record Year 2007 (3.7%) 2007 (23.1%) 2007 (4.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 6.41% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 3.57% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 2.96% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 2.75% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 2.36% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANTS 1.42% DESIGN 1.79% PROJECT 1.42% ENGINEERING 1.78% WARRINGTON 1.15% BUSINESS 1.77% ELECTRICAL 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.75% M 0.76% LONDON 1.72% IT 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGNS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% J 0.63% MEDIA 1.63% PROJECTS 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% PROPERTY 0.57% J 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% CARE 1.46% BUSINESS 0.57% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% TECHNICAL 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% CHESHIRE 0.51% M 1.25% P 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% CAD 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAINING 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.18% R 0.45% TRAINING 1.17% D 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,555 54,531 None Supplied 619 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 113 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 96 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 84 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 64 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 61 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 12,664 71129 - Other engineering activities 41 4,226 7487 - Other business activities 36 7,556 86900 - Other human health activities 30 8,465 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 8,099 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 6,954 74990 - Non-trading company 26 14,129 41100 - Development of building projects 25 8,637 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 25 5,186 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 22 5,059 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 7,507 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 20 5,248
Recent Companies
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