Warrington, Cheshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,186 companies were registered in Warrington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warrington UK 2015 1,186 161,156 2014 1,023 150,722 % change 15.9% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 359 378 449 New companies in 2014 333 298 392 % change 7.8% 26.8% 14.5% Record Year 2007 (1,500) 2007 (13,443) 2007 (2,754)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 317 companies were dissolved in Warrington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warrington UK 2015 317 89,523 2014 288 82,370 % change 10.1% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 93 112 112 Closed companies in 2014 108 101 79 % change -13.9% 10.9% 42% Record Year 2010 (3,502) 2008 (210) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Warrington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 869 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warrington UK 2015 869 71,633 2014 735 68,352 Record Year 2007 (17,558) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 266 266 337 Net growth in 2014 225 197 313 Record Year 2007 (1,447) 2007 (13,403) 2007 (2,708)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Warrington formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Warrington 2015 0.7% 2014 0.7% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% % change 5.7% 16.8% 4.4% Record Year 2007 (3.7%) 2007 (23.1%) 2007 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Warrington was in 2007 when 39.6% of all directors were female.
21.2% of all director appointments in Warrington in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 8.48% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 4.24% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 3.36% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 2.34% PROPERTY 2.72% DESIGN 2.18% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CARE 2.13% PROJECT 1.54% ENGINEERING 2.12% IT 1.24% LONDON 1.91% ELECTRICAL 1.18% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANTS 1.11% TRANSPORT 1.82% MEDICAL 1.01% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.96% DESIGN 1.65% TECHNICAL 0.84% PROPERTIES 1.63% M 0.83% CO., 1.58% SOCIAL 0.81% J 1.55% CARE 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.54% PLANNING 0.77% BUSINESS 1.49% S 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ASSOCIATES 0.75% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRANSPORT 0.62% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PROJECTS 0.60% BUILDING 1.31% RAIL 0.58% IT 1.30% SITE 0.54% MEDIA 1.28% QUALITY 0.53% M 1.27%
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 2,957 58,522 None Supplied 1,042 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 139 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 114 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 110 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 108 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 75 19,098 71129 - Other engineering activities 65 6,278 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 50 6,242 49410 - Freight transport by road 40 12,485 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,862 56302 - Public houses and bars 34 6,355 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 33 10,200 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 33 6,557 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 31 11,600 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 29 3,174 86900 - Other human health activities 29 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 25 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,651
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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