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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Warrington UK 2014 1,136 143,414 2013 827 132,684 % change 37.4% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (1,136) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 409 343 384 New companies in 2013 293 281 253 % change 39.6% 22.1% 51.8% Record Year 2003 (611) 2014 (343) 2014 (384)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Warrington UK 2014 419 101,670 2013 335 86,170 % change 25.1% 18.0% Record Year 2008 (8,228) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 137 113 169 Closed companies in 2013 92 78 165 % change 48.9% 44.9% 2% Record Year 2009 (243) 2008 (8,125) 2009 (470)
Net Company Growth
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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) Warrington UK 2014 717 41,744 2013 492 46,514 Record Year 2014 (717) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2014 272 230 215 Net growth in 2013 201 203 88 Record Year 2003 (573) 2014 (230) 2014 (215)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.8% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% % change 26.8% 16.3% 39.3% Record Year 2003 (1.6%) 2014 (0.8%) 2014 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 8.28% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 3.83% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 3.58% CONSULTANCY 3.55% DESIGN 2.24% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 2.22% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROJECT 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSTRUCTION 1.55% TRADING 2.00% CONSULTANTS 1.12% LONDON 1.95% IT 1.10% CARE 1.94% ELECTRICAL 1.04% TRANSPORT 1.76% TECHNICAL 0.91% DESIGN 1.70% BUSINESS 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.66% BUSINESS 1.62% M 0.66% J 1.53% PLANNING 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SOCIAL 0.64% GLOBAL 1.51% S 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MEDICAL 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CARE 0.54% MEDIA 1.38% PROJECTS 0.50% CO., 1.36% MECHANICAL 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% GAS 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% C 0.48% IT 1.30% D 0.48% M 1.23%
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 2,466 57,264 None Supplied 930 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 131 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 107 28,224 99999 - Dormant Company 94 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 94 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 76 18,890 71129 - Other engineering activities 54 5,930 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 12,795 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 40 5,940 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 37 9,914 86900 - Other human health activities 34 11,807 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 33 6,327 49410 - Freight transport by road 33 9,960 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 28 3,143 56302 - Public houses and bars 27 6,056 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 10,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 26 9,675 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 24 6,595 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,501
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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