Warrington, Cheshire
Q3 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.
Headlines
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous August.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 827 companies were registered in Warrington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 49.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Warrington UK 2013 827 132,684 2012 554 118,868 % change 49.3% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (827) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 293 281 253 New companies in 2012 189 164 201 % change 55.0% 71.3% 25.9% Record Year 2003 (611) 2013 (281) 2013 (253)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 335 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 32.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Warrington UK 2013 335 86,170 2012 252 75,908 % change 32.9% 13.5% Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 92 78 165 Closed companies in 2012 87 99 66 % change 5.7% -21.2% 150% Record Year 2009 (243) 2008 (8,125) 2009 (470)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Warrington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 492 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Warrington UK 2013 492 46,514 2012 302 42,960 Record Year 2013 (492) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 201 203 88 Net growth in 2012 102 65 135 Record Year 2003 (573) 2013 (203) 2008 (137)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Warrington formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Warrington 2013 0.6% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% % change 38.7% 57.2% 10.4% Record Year 2003 (1.6%) 2001 (0.8%) 2008 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 2005 when 33.2% of all directors were female.
19.5% of all director appointments in Warrington in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 7.28% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 3.69% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 2.90% CONSULTANCY 3.45% DESIGN 2.77% PROPERTY 2.53% MANAGEMENT 2.35% TRADING 2.08% PROJECT 1.48% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 1.27% LONDON 1.79% WARRINGTON 0.98% DESIGN 1.78% IT 0.95% BUSINESS 1.74% ELECTRICAL 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROJECTS 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.69% J 0.74% CARE 1.64% SYSTEMS 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PROPERTY 0.71% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% J 1.54% P 0.69% MEDIA 1.54% M 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TECHNICAL 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.45% S 0.55% IT 1.39% BUSINESS 0.55% M 1.25% CHESHIRE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SAFETY 0.53% BUILDING 1.19% D 0.53% CAPITAL 1.19% CAD 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% DESIGNS 0.45% TRAINING 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 1,718 54,854 None Supplied 678 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 113 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 92 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 81 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 72 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 63 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 12,516 71129 - Other engineering activities 41 4,894 86900 - Other human health activities 33 9,203 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 7,590 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 8,475 41100 - Development of building projects 25 9,271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,104 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 22 5,706 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,228 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 21 2,723 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 21 5,322 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 20 5,430 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,724
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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