Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 91.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WilmslowUK
    2010111105,137
    20095891,034
    % change91.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (111) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010402645
    New companies in 2009191722
    % change110.5%52.9%104.5%
    Record Year2010 (40)2006 (31)2010 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 49 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WilmslowUK
    20104982,677
    200970108,060
    % change-30.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (70) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010121621
    Closed companies in 2009151045
    % change-20.0%60.0%-53%
    Record Year2009 (15)2008 (21)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 62 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WilmslowUK
    20106222,460
    2009-12-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (63) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010281024
    Net growth in 200947-23
    Record Year2010 (28)2006 (18)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Wilmslow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Wilmslow
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change95.2%30.9%70.0%
    Record Year1961 (0.3%)1974 (0.4%)1970 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.41%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CARE1.77%CONSULTING4.60%
    WILMSLOW1.61%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    COMPANION1.61%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES1.45%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    D1.45%TRADING1.93%
    J1.29%DESIGN1.91%
    M1.13%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    PROPERTY1.13%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTING1.13%BUSINESS1.74%
    MEDIA0.96%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    (MANAGEMENT0.96%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    COMPANY)0.96%ENGINEERING1.54%
    B0.80%J1.48%
    R0.80%LONDON1.45%
    CHESHIRE0.80%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CC0.64%GROUP1.37%
    GROUP0.64%GLOBAL1.35%
    NEWCO0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DATA0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    P0.64%CARE1.33%
    SURGEON0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    S0.48%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    H0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied148228,645
    7487 - Other business activities4574,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1726,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1614,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1617,003
    98000 - Residents property management153,892
    9999 - Dormant Company1519,948
    75000 - Veterinary activities11367
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities910,331
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified92,375
    9305 - Other service activities89,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities89,943
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,973
    5540 - Bars72,070
    7499 - Non-trading company615,398
    86900 - Other human health activities63,445
    7011 - Development & sell real estate65,300
    4534 - Other building installation62,840
    5530 - Restaurants54,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169468 RAIL SAVERS LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168737 AUTIZMA LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07163608 J & J EQUIPMENT LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07160879 ASINDIBAD LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160466 PARKSIDE GARAGE (MERE) LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158524 STARFISH 360 LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07156631 SPORTSTEAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07156114 CC (PUDSEY) NEWCO LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155851 JEMS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155525 BRILLIANT PLUS LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155393 THE RAFT MARKETING HOLDINGS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07154617 TOTALLY HOUSING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153779 LUXURY ESCAPE LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07153746 FAITHLONDONSHOES LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07153235 HAWTHORN DEVELOPMENTS (CHESHIRE) LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151612 THE MANCHESTER ELECTRIC CAR COMPANY LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07151434 HOMESHARE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150474 F & W TAKEAWAY LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150093 LAPTOP POWER LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149744 COMPANION CARE (SPEKE) LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149740 COMPANION CARE (HIGH WYCOMBE) LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07148250 EVVIVA WINES LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07147262 B T MUSGROVE LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146912 MR.CASEYS DINERS LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07145840 MATCH2MUSIC LTD 04 Feb 2010