Warrington, Cheshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous August.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,136 companies were registered in Warrington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 37.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WarringtonUK
    20141,136143,414
    2013827132,684
    % change37.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (1,136) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Warrington when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014409343384
    New companies in 2013293281253
    % change39.6%22.1%51.8%
    Record Year2003 (611)2014 (343)2014 (384)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 419 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 25.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WarringtonUK
    2014419101,670
    201333586,170
    % change25.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014137113169
    Closed companies in 20139278165
    % change48.9%44.9%2%
    Record Year2009 (243)2008 (8,125)2009 (470)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Warrington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 717 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WarringtonUK
    201471741,744
    201349246,514
    Record Year 2014 (717) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Warrington when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014272230215
    Net growth in 201320120388
    Record Year2003 (573)2014 (230)2014 (215)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Warrington formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Warrington
    20140.8%
    20130.6%
    20120.5%
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.8%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.7%0.6%
    % change26.8%16.3%39.3%
    Record Year2003 (1.6%)2014 (0.8%)2014 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 2005 when 33.2% of all directors were female.

    21.7% of all director appointments in Warrington in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING8.28%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING3.83%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY3.58%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    DESIGN2.24%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT2.22%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROJECT1.57%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION1.55%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANTS1.12%LONDON1.95%
    IT1.10%CARE1.94%
    ELECTRICAL1.04%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TECHNICAL0.91%DESIGN1.70%
    BUSINESS0.89%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.66%BUSINESS1.62%
    M0.66%J1.53%
    PLANNING0.64%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SOCIAL0.64%GLOBAL1.51%
    S0.62%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDICAL0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CARE0.54%MEDIA1.38%
    PROJECTS0.50%CO.,1.36%
    MECHANICAL0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    GAS0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    C0.48%IT1.30%
    D0.48%M1.23%

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 classified2,46657,264
    None Supplied930278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13140,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10728,224
    99999 - Dormant Company9448,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9429,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7618,890
    71129 - Other engineering activities545,930
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4112,795
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified405,940
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet379,914
    86900 - Other human health activities3411,807
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets336,327
    49410 - Freight transport by road339,960
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities283,143
    56302 - Public houses and bars276,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2710,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development269,675
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate246,595
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified248,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109646 COUPAR SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110375 JOKL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110557 VL HAYES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110623 STRIPED FIN CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110707 RW QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111120 K9 GRINDERS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111334 J & T TRAINING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111498 CTM SURVEYING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09111833 CKR GRINDING LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09112424 SF COMMISSIONING SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09112656 JORKIAN MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09113901 ALPINE PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09113994 GRETA RATKEVICIUTE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09116690 MIHAI ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09116868 BAILEYS INDEPENDENT TRADERS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09116954 MARK PUGH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09118913 KIJAHNI LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09121410 JSH PARTNERSHIP LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09123379 L & T QS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09123538 SJKE LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09123943 FYLDE CONTRACTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09124168 TATRYUK LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09124287 STAINLESS STORIES LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09125232 RCF DESIGN LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09125951 AADRGON LIMITED 11 Jul 2014