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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
    07545226 THE RIFLEMAN'S ARMS WILMSLOW LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07544370 RETINASPECIALIST LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07544254 INTERACTMEDIA (UK) LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543534 CREATIVE FOAMWORK LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542929 PUT4DOUGH LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07542770 I-PUTT LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07542476 M.C.I. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541743 THE SPORTSMANS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07541043 AUTOS 4 YOU CHESHIRE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07536005 SPEEDY FREIGHT LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535194 JLA SALES CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07532614 SAKS MEDICAL AND COSMETIC LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07532360 INSTANT VANS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07530577 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07530558 MANCHESTER ROAD (CASTLETON) LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07526787 COMPANION CARE (SOUTHEND-ON-SEA) LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524268 THE COMMERCIAL TEAM LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522112 CHOUDRY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07515349 WILMSLOW WEB DESIGN LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07513552 HARDWICK HEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513352 ILLUMINAPP LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07513323 M GUEST LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    OC361674 SOLAR PANEL TECHNOLOGY LLP 09 Feb 2011
    OC361786 DERBY SHOULDER SURGERY LLP 11 Feb 2011
    07543721 MOJOLIFE LTD 25 Feb 2011