Warrington, Cheshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 1,023 companies were registered in Warrington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Warrington UK 2014 1,023 150,722 2013 809 134,802 % change 26.5% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 333 298 392 New companies in 2013 255 234 320 % change 30.6% 27.4% 22.5% Record Year 2007 (1,500) 2007 (13,443) 2007 (2,754)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 288 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Warrington UK 2014 288 82,370 2013 229 77,914 % change 25.8% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 108 101 79 Closed companies in 2013 95 67 67 % change 13.7% 50.7% 18% Record Year 2010 (3,502) 2008 (210) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Warrington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 735 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Warrington UK 2014 735 68,352 2013 580 56,888 Record Year 2007 (17,558) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 225 197 313 Net growth in 2013 160 167 253 Record Year 2007 (1,447) 2007 (13,403) 2007 (2,708)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Warrington formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Warrington 2014 0.7% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% % change 22.2% 17.6% 2.2% Record Year 2007 (3.7%) 2007 (23.1%) 2007 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 2007 when 39.6% of all directors were female.
21.5% of all director appointments in Warrington in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 8.11% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 3.75% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 3.11% CONSULTANCY 3.49% DESIGN 2.63% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 2.20% TRADING 2.05% PROJECT 1.68% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANTS 1.19% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.97% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TECHNICAL 0.81% DESIGN 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.73% S 0.69% BUSINESS 1.71% J 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.60% SAFETY 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROJECTS 0.64% GLOBAL 1.58% BUSINESS 0.64% J 1.48% M 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CAD 0.59% MEDIA 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.59% IT 1.33% PROPERTY 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.30% PLANNING 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% D 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% C 0.50% M 1.21% P 0.47% CAPITAL 1.20% WARRINGTON 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 2,071 56,411 None Supplied 844 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 126 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 97 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 92 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 85 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 78 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 12,813 71129 - Other engineering activities 44 5,477 86900 - Other human health activities 34 10,273 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 32 5,949 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 31 9,358 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 31 5,988 49410 - Freight transport by road 24 8,014 56302 - Public houses and bars 24 5,732 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 23 3,022 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,155 41100 - Development of building projects 22 9,855 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 9,284 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 9,509
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08922721 BRIAN MOORE ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924226 RATIONAL GAZE LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924599 SENSORY KIDZ C.I.C. 05 Mar 2014 08924683 FDR TRUSTEES LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924886 MEDECON LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924914 WATERS ELECTRICAL LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924957 AMBER1 LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08925852 HADFIELD INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08928009 CJ TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08928432 BEN SHAW DESIGN LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08928526 GF HUNT SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08929607 HATHIK ENGINEERS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08930248 IAN LINTHWAITE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08931388 DE BRUN LTD 10 Mar 2014 08931440 MENGHA RAM LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08931785 JMO CONSULTANT LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08932189 ALIARON LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08933554 RJW TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08933588 RO ENGINEERING & INFORMATICS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08934302 KPR JOININGTHEDOTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08934918 AJT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08935776 RUNLOGIC LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08935883 ALEXANDRA GHIURA LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08935932 T BORELAND ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08935966 GREENHILL ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
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