Warrington, Cheshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)WarringtonUK
    20141,023150,722
    2013809134,802
    % change26.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014333298392
    New companies in 2013255234320
    % change30.6%27.4%22.5%
    Record Year2007 (1,500)2007 (13,443)2007 (2,754)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WarringtonUK
    201428882,370
    201322977,914
    % change25.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201410810179
    Closed companies in 2013956767
    % change13.7%50.7%18%
    Record Year2010 (3,502)2008 (210)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WarringtonUK
    201473568,352
    201358056,888
    Record Year 2007 (17,558) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014225197313
    Net growth in 2013160167253
    Record Year2007 (1,447)2007 (13,403)2007 (2,708)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.7%
    20130.6%
    20120.5%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.7%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.5%0.7%
    % change22.2%17.6%2.2%
    Record Year2007 (3.7%)2007 (23.1%)2007 (4.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING8.11%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING3.75%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY3.11%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    DESIGN2.63%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT2.20%TRADING2.05%
    PROJECT1.68%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANTS1.19%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IT0.97%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    TECHNICAL0.81%DESIGN1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    S0.69%BUSINESS1.71%
    J0.69%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SAFETY0.66%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROJECTS0.64%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUSINESS0.64%J1.48%
    M0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CAD0.59%MEDIA1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.59%IT1.33%
    PROPERTY0.55%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PLANNING0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    D0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    C0.50%M1.21%
    P0.47%CAPITAL1.20%
    WARRINGTON0.47%ELECTRICAL1.19%

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 classified2,07156,411
    None Supplied844280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12637,882
    99999 - Dormant Company9747,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9226,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8527,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7818,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4712,813
    71129 - Other engineering activities445,477
    86900 - Other human health activities3410,273
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified325,949
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet319,358
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets315,988
    49410 - Freight transport by road248,014
    56302 - Public houses and bars245,732
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities233,022
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified228,155
    41100 - Development of building projects229,855
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate229,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development219,509

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08876067 FINNIMORE ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876145 VOX COMMUNICATIONS LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08876299 JOEDINA RUSSELL LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876736 CLOUDMETHOD LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878701 MATT IN IT LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880317 DH WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880593 PROACT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881750 VERTEDA HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882218 EMD ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882263 LE SARS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882379 HMS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882908 Z DEAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883851 PURE HOMES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884815 N.J SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08884953 KEEN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885108 SW & B PROCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886612 DAVID FELD LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887312 CRANKSHAFT AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887563 JANUS PROCESS ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08891631 RICHARD FLETCHER CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08893295 BUCKHURST GEOPHYSICS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894255 BERRYLICIOUS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894323 WHOLE LIFE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894363 GOZZILO LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894383 JFT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014