Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 89 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WilmslowUK
    201089101,492
    20097894,671
    % change14.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (92) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010282833
    New companies in 2009341727
    % change-17.6%64.7%22.2%
    Record Year2007 (36)2010 (28)2006 (37)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 50 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WilmslowUK
    20105087,705
    200966159,401
    % change-24.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (66) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010201515
    Closed companies in 2009141339
    % change42.9%15.4%-62%
    Record Year2010 (20)2008 (34)2009 (39)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 39 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WilmslowUK
    20103913,787
    200912-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (54) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201081318
    Net growth in 2009204-12
    Record Year2008 (24)2003 (13)2006 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Wilmslow
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.4%49.4%17.2%
    Record Year1965 (0.2%)1966 (0.2%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.0% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.81%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CARE2.65%CONSULTING4.99%
    COMPANION2.50%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    J1.56%PROPERTY2.38%
    M1.09%TRADING2.04%
    WILMSLOW1.09%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    D1.09%DESIGN1.93%
    R0.94%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.94%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDICAL0.94%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTY0.78%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    B0.78%LONDON1.59%
    SYSTEMS0.78%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROPERTIES0.78%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.62%CARE1.44%
    COMPANY)0.62%J1.44%
    BUSINESS0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTING0.62%GLOBAL1.42%
    MEDIA0.62%IT1.35%
    (MANAGEMENT0.62%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%BUILDING1.32%
    N0.62%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CAR0.62%M1.28%
    MY0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CO0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied136202,902
    7487 - Other business activities4569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2325,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,940
    9999 - Dormant Company1321,484
    8512 - Medical practice activities131,818
    75000 - Veterinary activities13347
    98000 - Residents property management113,273
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,967
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate82,447
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,183
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified72,339
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities7613
    7499 - Non-trading company613,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified66,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities68,292
    4534 - Other building installation62,623
    9800 - Residents Property Management51,908

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07358948 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07355069 KW GLOBAL LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354077 SIMON DUNN CHOCOLATIERS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07350422 JARGONFREEPENSIONS.CO.UK LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07348556 WARSTONE LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07348532 EDEN FIELDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07348453 REGENTS CRESCENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347751 TRUE PICTURE EUROPE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347255 SMITH JONES MURPHY LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346919 BCAV SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07345881 KARMA DISTRIBUTORS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07345375 THE FORGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY NO. 1 LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07345369 ENTITLEMENTS ADVICE AGENCY LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344253 VILLA NET PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07339047 DRIEHAUS MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07338999 STREAMLINE SURGICAL GROUP LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337896 MILOR PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337569 NO.3 TAKEAWAY LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336584 LEARNING PLATFORMS LTD. 05 Aug 2010
    07336379 KCD E-COMMERCE CONSULTING LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336279 LEGAL SOLUTIONS DIRECT LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07334367 B.I.G. GROUP (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07334294 CODE RED MANAGEMENT AND CLEANING CO. LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07334173 VFACTOR LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332200 COOPER WILLIAMSON TAX SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2010