Wilmslow, Cheshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
- The record third quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 2013 when 36.5% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 302 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wilmslow UK 2013 302 132,684 2012 291 118,868 % change 3.8% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (302) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 113 112 77 New companies in 2012 108 91 92 % change 4.6% 23.1% -16.3% Record Year 2013 (113) 2013 (112) 2012 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 44.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wilmslow UK 2013 136 86,170 2012 94 75,908 % change 44.7% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (136) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.
September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
August 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 44 39 53 Closed companies in 2012 23 37 34 % change 91.3% 5.4% 56% Record Year 2013 (44) 2013 (39) 2013 (53)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 166 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wilmslow UK 2013 166 46,514 2012 197 42,960 Record Year 2012 (197) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 69 73 24 Net growth in 2012 85 54 58 Record Year 2012 (85) 2013 (73) 2012 (58)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wilmslow 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -6.4% 12.9% -26.6% Record Year 2012 (0.3%) 2013 (0.3%) 2012 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 2013 when 36.5% of all directors were female.
36.5% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 8.14% CONSULTING 5.27% SOCIAL 8.04% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 2.61% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 2.61% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 2.35% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 2.09% ENGINEERING 1.83% COMPANION 1.88% LONDON 1.79% WORK 1.67% DESIGN 1.78% IT 1.51% BUSINESS 1.74% C 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROJECT 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DESIGN 0.78% CARE 1.64% MEDICAL 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.61% J 0.73% GLOBAL 1.59% D 0.68% J 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.63% MEDIA 1.54% VITA 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.45% S 0.63% IT 1.39% SURVEYING 0.57% M 1.25% M 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.57% BUILDING 1.19% OPTIONS 0.57% CAPITAL 1.19% VETS4PETS 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% T 0.47% TRAINING 1.15%
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 221 260,135 71129 - Other engineering activities 120 4,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 102 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 95 54,854 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 81 3,422 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 74 3,439 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 26,675 75000 - Veterinary activities 47 926 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 17,715 62030 - Computer facilities management activities 37 1,024 74902 - Quantity surveying activities 29 1,086 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 9,104 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 6,979 99999 - Dormant Company 19 46,169 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 18 1,428 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,271 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 16 1,287 74100 - specialised design activities 16 4,171 86210 - General medical practice activities 15 3,922 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 25,547
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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