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Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 357 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 40.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WilmslowUK
    2013357134,802
    2012254131,491
    % change40.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (357) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013128122107
    New companies in 20126310685
    % change103.2%15.1%25.9%
    Record Year2013 (128)2013 (122)2013 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 32.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WilmslowUK
    20136577,914
    20124967,576
    % change32.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (69) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013301718
    Closed companies in 2012151915
    % change100.0%-10.5%20%
    Record Year2013 (30)2008 (21)2009 (44)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 292 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WilmslowUK
    201329256,888
    201220563,915
    Record Year 2013 (292) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20139810589
    Net growth in 2012488770
    Record Year2013 (98)2013 (105)2013 (89)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Wilmslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Wilmslow
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change82.1%14.2%30.1%
    Record Year2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 2006 when 31.9% of all directors were female.

    11.9% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE5.81%CONSULTING5.18%
    SOCIAL4.15%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING2.55%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING2.44%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY2.44%TRADING2.06%
    COMPANION2.16%DESIGN1.79%
    MANAGEMENT1.99%ENGINEERING1.78%
    IT1.38%BUSINESS1.77%
    C1.16%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    D0.94%LONDON1.72%
    S0.78%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    WORK0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SURVEYING0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    PROJECT0.66%GLOBAL1.57%
    R0.66%J1.56%
    DAVID0.61%CARE1.46%
    M0.61%IT1.43%
    J0.61%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    DESIGN0.61%PROPERTIES1.36%
    WILMSLOW0.55%M1.25%
    MEDICAL0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    MARK0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    G0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    T0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    CONSTRUCTION0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189249,183
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities773,249
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6932,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6654,531
    71129 - Other engineering activities514,226
    75000 - Veterinary activities45941
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4424,894
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified413,096
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3316,448
    99999 - Dormant Company2343,384
    62012 - Business and domestic software development218,099
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1723,532
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities176,591
    98000 - Residents property management164,579
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production141,100
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development131,318
    86210 - General medical practice activities124,062
    74902 - Quantity surveying activities11927
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified116,954
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,664

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344224 JMH SYSTEMS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08345413 C.M. (U.K) SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345422 W N A KIRKPATRICK LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345754 D C MOTOR ENGINEERS LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08350475 ASSESSED LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08350497 RAILTON SMITH LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351414 SILUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351579 EXHALE THERAPY LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08353245 RDB ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353441 TASMANIA 1900 LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08356923 CTB CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08359262 DR HEALY LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359645 JAY VIRABI TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360989 HALLMARK CONSULTANCY (U.K) LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08361157 SOLCERTA LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08363197 COTTON HALL MILL LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08364193 APOSTOLOS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08368448 GTC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370532 A MEIKLE LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08372708 COLIN MUMFORD LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374001 PAS (1024) LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374311 AMBIENCE (UK) LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374695 REBELLIOUS BEE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375310 YW SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08375317 LHM SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013

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