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Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 98 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WilmslowUK
    201198116,391
    2010111105,137
    % change-11.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (111) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.

    March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011242846
    New companies in 2010402645
    % change-40.0%7.7%2.2%
    Record Year2010 (40)2006 (31)2011 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 57 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WilmslowUK
    20115790,986
    20104982,677
    % change16.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (70) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011231519
    Closed companies in 2010121621
    % change91.7%-6.3%-10%
    Record Year2011 (23)2008 (21)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WilmslowUK
    20114125,405
    20106222,460
    Record Year 2008 (63) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201111327
    Net growth in 2010281024
    Record Year2010 (28)2006 (18)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Wilmslow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Wilmslow
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-48.3%-5.4%-2.5%
    Record Year1961 (0.3%)1974 (0.4%)1970 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    24.1% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE3.92%CONSULTING5.04%
    COMPANION3.92%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT2.94%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MEDICAL1.47%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.31%TRADING2.10%
    COMPANY)1.14%DESIGN1.93%
    (MANAGEMENT1.14%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SYSTEMS0.82%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.82%MEDIA1.69%
    CO0.82%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUSINESS0.82%LONDON1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CARE1.45%
    10.65%J1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.65%GLOBAL1.44%
    CHESHIRE0.65%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TECHNOLOGY0.65%IT1.41%
    SURGERY0.65%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TEAM0.65%BUILDING1.34%
    SURGICAL0.65%M1.30%
    STREAMLINE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    HOLDINGS0.49%S1.24%
    NO.0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    B0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied129202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4360,968
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities361,120
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3030,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,916
    75000 - Veterinary activities19432
    8512 - Medical practice activities121,699
    9999 - Dormant Company1119,765
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply107,000
    98000 - Residents property management103,154
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,085
    86900 - Other human health activities74,092
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified62,754
    99999 - Dormant Company618,336
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate62,528
    7499 - Non-trading company511,316

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510221 PEARMAIN PROPERTIES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509926 I KANDY LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509845 AL BARIATRIC CONTRACTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509500 COMPANION CARE (CAMBRIDGE BEEHIVE) LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509497 COMPANION CARE (NORWICH LONGWATER) LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509247 JUBILEE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509070 BRAEBURN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509061 GRENADIER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07506768 LIVSEY STREET LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07500566 CHESHIRE TRADE LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500104 HARDYBUTTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07500080 SQUIRESGATE LANE LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499804 SANDGROPER MEDIA LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499532 ORIENT WEST CONTAINER LINES LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499526 ESSENTIAL LANDLORD SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499304 NBG (BIO ENERGY) LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07497654 DEMOCRATIC VOTING SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07495319 COMPANION CARE (OLDBURY) LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494073 FULSHAW CONSULTING LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07489022 KAI HING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487884 IZZY & AL LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487262 COMPANION CARE (KIDDERMINSTER) LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07482410 COLLEGE GATE LEGAL LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481754 AFRICAN TALENT LTD 04 Jan 2011