Wilmslow, Cheshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 254 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 159.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wilmslow UK 2012 254 131,491 2011 98 116,391 % change 159.2% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (254) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 63 106 85 New companies in 2011 24 28 46 % change 162.5% 278.6% 84.8% Record Year 2012 (63) 2012 (106) 2012 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 46 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 19.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wilmslow UK 2012 46 67,576 2011 57 90,987 % change -19.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (70) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 15 17 14 Closed companies in 2011 23 15 19 % change -34.8% 13.3% -26% Record Year 2011 (23) 2008 (21) 2009 (45)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 208 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wilmslow UK 2012 208 63,915 2011 41 25,404 Record Year 2012 (208) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 48 89 71 Net growth in 2011 1 13 27 Record Year 2012 (48) 2012 (89) 2012 (71)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wilmslow 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 125.2% 224.0% 72.8% Record Year 1961 (0.3%) 1974 (0.4%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
40.0% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 66.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.40% CONSULTING 5.07% ENGINEERING 2.47% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CARE 1.87% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.62% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 1.53% TRADING 2.07% PAS 1.36% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 1.28% ENGINEERING 1.86% COMPANION 1.28% ASSOCIATES 1.84% IT 1.19% CONSULTANTS 1.79% S 1.11% BUSINESS 1.73% J 1.02% MEDIA 1.72% M 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.77% LONDON 1.66% P 0.77% J 1.54% CHESHIRE 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.51% R 0.60% GLOBAL 1.50% D 0.60% IT 1.40% PROJECT 0.60% CARE 1.34% L 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% WILMSLOW 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% E 0.51% M 1.27% SURVEYING 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.43% ENERGY 1.20% B 0.43% S 1.20% N 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 134 216,665 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 59 1,845 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 35,233 7487 - Other business activities 33 52,735 75000 - Veterinary activities 32 555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,113 8512 - Medical practice activities 15 2,116 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 12 25,084 9800 - Residents Property Management 11 1,397 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,066 9999 - Dormant Company 10 18,617 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,818 86210 - General medical practice activities 8 2,594 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,050 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 8 3,072 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 7,154 70100 - Activities of head offices 6 2,746
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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