Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in UK company share 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 291 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 75.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WilmslowUK
    2012291118,868
    2011166114,512
    % change75.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (291) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.

    July 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121089192
    New companies in 2011486355
    % change125.0%44.4%67.3%
    Record Year2012 (108)2012 (91)2012 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 87.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WilmslowUK
    20129074,772
    20114872,230
    % change87.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (90) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012223830
    Closed companies in 2011122115
    % change83.3%81.0%100%
    Record Year2012 (22)2012 (38)2009 (39)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 201 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WilmslowUK
    201220144,096
    201111842,282
    Record Year 2012 (201) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012865362
    Net growth in 2011364240
    Record Year2012 (86)2012 (53)2012 (62)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Wilmslow
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change101.9%45.6%65.5%
    Record Year2012 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    50.0% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 100.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.16%CONSULTING5.05%
    ENGINEERING2.76%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CARE2.08%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT2.02%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.81%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN1.14%DESIGN1.87%
    S1.14%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    COMPANION1.08%ENGINEERING1.83%
    IT1.08%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOCIAL0.81%BUSINESS1.72%
    D0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    C0.74%MEDIA1.67%
    PROJECT0.74%LONDON1.67%
    M0.74%J1.55%
    P0.74%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.67%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    R0.67%IT1.43%
    WILMSLOW0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CHESHIRE0.60%CARE1.32%
    JOHN0.54%M1.27%
    PAS0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    DAVID0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    G0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SURVEYING0.54%S1.17%
    CHRIS0.54%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied326331,455
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities631,955
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3533,677
    75000 - Veterinary activities35571
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    7487 - Other business activities2135,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    99999 - Dormant Company1225,035
    86900 - Other human health activities114,998
    8512 - Medical practice activities111,509
    86210 - General medical practice activities92,544
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,891
    98000 - Residents property management82,786
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    9999 - Dormant Company712,598
    62012 - Business and domestic software development74,584
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    9800 - Residents Property Management7977
    62090 - Other information technology service activities67,869

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125756 STEPHEN DEARNS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126729 EURO PAINTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126733 HEAT-LINE NORTH LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127703 PAH PURCHASING RESOURCES LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128522 JTS SURVEYING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129980 VULCAN ENGINEERING RESOURCES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130105 R DECOCK LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08133672 INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08136142 R SINGH-VERMA LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08136598 ALAN THOMSON (UK) LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08136693 ST GILES GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139003 HORMAN PIPING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08139287 DAVID S CLARKE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140092 R MACDONALD LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08140127 CLOUDSTAR CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08140639 LINDA REEVE LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08143366 MICHAEL BEAMISH LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144725 FALKLAND HOUSE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145614 JOHN HOGG ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148245 STSS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08150694 G.S LOCUM AND MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152044 PEMBROKE NORTH LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08153874 MARK RUTTER LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08155494 SOUTH CHESHIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08158050 DAVE COX WELDING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012