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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.

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 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)WilmslowUK
    2012254131,491
    201198116,391
    % change159.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (254) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20126310685
    New companies in 2011242846
    % change162.5%278.6%84.8%
    Record Year2012 (63)2012 (106)2012 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WilmslowUK
    20124667,576
    20115790,987
    % change-19.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (70) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012151714
    Closed companies in 2011231519
    % change-34.8%13.3%-26%
    Record Year2011 (23)2008 (21)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WilmslowUK
    201220863,915
    20114125,404
    Record Year 2012 (208) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012488971
    Net growth in 201111327
    Record Year2012 (48)2012 (89)2012 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    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.

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change125.2%224.0%72.8%
    Record Year1961 (0.3%)1974 (0.4%)1970 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.40%CONSULTING5.07%
    ENGINEERING2.47%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CARE1.87%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.62%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT1.53%TRADING2.07%
    PAS1.36%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN1.28%ENGINEERING1.86%
    COMPANION1.28%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT1.19%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    S1.11%BUSINESS1.73%
    J1.02%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%LONDON1.66%
    P0.77%J1.54%
    CHESHIRE0.68%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    R0.60%GLOBAL1.50%
    D0.60%IT1.40%
    PROJECT0.60%CARE1.34%
    L0.51%PROPERTIES1.31%
    WILMSLOW0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    E0.51%M1.27%
    SURVEYING0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%ENERGY1.20%
    B0.43%S1.20%
    N0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied134216,665
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities591,845
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3635,233
    7487 - Other business activities3352,735
    75000 - Veterinary activities32555
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2219,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,113
    8512 - Medical practice activities152,116
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1514,303
    99999 - Dormant Company1225,084
    9800 - Residents Property Management111,397
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    9999 - Dormant Company1018,617
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    86210 - General medical practice activities82,594
    98000 - Residents property management83,050
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate83,072
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply76,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,154
    70100 - Activities of head offices62,746

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07894802 WHY ALWAYS ME? LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07895421 DAN BURKE LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896680 APS GROWERS LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07898538 CRAWFORD PENS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07901341 ERNEST ANTHONY LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07908752 BENSON BUNCH LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07908877 J PAYNE CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07908928 R N WALKER ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07910613 PGH INDUSTRIES LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07912003 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DYNAMICS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913902 THE WEB PEOPLE LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07916806 TAYLOR PEARL LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917048 AD ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07918669 SJFARRELL ENG LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07919668 SIQUE LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07919846 BIG POINT RESEARCH LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07920754 E A D SOCIAL CARE CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921311 UNCOMMON LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07921938 IP CONNEXION LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922059 COMPANION CARE (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD) LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922137 COMPTON ROAD FILMS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07923464 LANCASHIRE HOME TUITION LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923811 PICCADILLY PRACTICE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07927628 VGR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07929759 MRIBEIRO LIMITED 31 Jan 2012