Warrington, Cheshire

Q1 2015 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 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)WarringtonUK
    20151,186161,156
    20141,023150,722
    % change15.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (17,697) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015359378449
    New companies in 2014333298392
    % change7.8%26.8%14.5%
    Record Year2007 (1,500)2007 (13,443)2007 (2,754)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WarringtonUK
    201531789,523
    201428882,370
    % change10.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (3,779) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201593112112
    Closed companies in 201410810179
    % change-13.9%10.9%42%
    Record Year2010 (3,502)2008 (210)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WarringtonUK
    201586971,633
    201473568,352
    Record Year 2007 (17,558) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015266266337
    Net growth in 2014225197313
    Record Year2007 (1,447)2007 (13,403)2007 (2,708)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.7%
    20140.7%
    20130.6%
    20120.5%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (10.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20140.7%0.6%0.7%
    % change5.7%16.8%4.4%
    Record Year2007 (3.7%)2007 (23.1%)2007 (4.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING8.48%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY4.24%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING3.36%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT2.34%PROPERTY2.72%
    DESIGN2.18%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION1.71%CARE2.13%
    PROJECT1.54%ENGINEERING2.12%
    IT1.24%LONDON1.91%
    ELECTRICAL1.18%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MEDICAL1.01%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.96%DESIGN1.65%
    TECHNICAL0.84%PROPERTIES1.63%
    M0.83%CO.,1.58%
    SOCIAL0.81%J1.55%
    CARE0.77%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PLANNING0.77%BUSINESS1.49%
    S0.75%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.73%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRANSPORT0.62%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PROJECTS0.60%BUILDING1.31%
    RAIL0.58%IT1.30%
    SITE0.54%MEDIA1.28%
    QUALITY0.53%M1.27%

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 classified2,95758,522
    None Supplied1,042288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13943,081
    99999 - Dormant Company11449,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11030,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10829,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7519,098
    71129 - Other engineering activities656,278
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified506,242
    49410 - Freight transport by road4012,485
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,862
    56302 - Public houses and bars346,355
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3310,200
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets336,557
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3111,600
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities293,174
    86900 - Other human health activities2913,990
    41100 - Development of building projects2511,863
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified259,080
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,651

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09463996 LILLY CARE LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09464784 YUILL CNC LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466189 SJE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09467164 AP CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09467843 D P MARTIN ENGINEERING LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09469341 CJ HENSON CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09471655 RS OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472423 SR SUBSEA INSPECTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09472669 KB CAD SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474620 H&B CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09475130 JON THORNE DRAUGHTING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476612 PH INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09479152 DOMESTIC & CONTRACT INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09479154 MAVE AGENCY LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09479613 MOBIO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09479905 TERAWAVE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480139 KITWE GQS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480206 P COLLINS CONTRACTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480329 WOOLTON MEDICAL COMPANY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480945 CHRIS MORRISON OLE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481102 DAVID PENRICE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482400 J L DATA SPECIALIST SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482594 NORTH FACE ANALYTICS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482666 J CLAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09483367 D MOSS PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015