Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 was a record month for company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 2014 when 36.9% of all directors were female.

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 2014)

    A total of 256 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WilmslowUK
    2014256150,722
    2013357134,802
    % change-28.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (357) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014919570
    New companies in 2013128122107
    % change-28.9%-22.1%-34.6%
    Record Year2013 (128)2013 (122)2013 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 124.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WilmslowUK
    201414682,370
    20136577,914
    % change124.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (146) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous January.

    January 2014 was a record month for company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014624341
    Closed companies in 2013301718
    % change106.7%152.9%128%
    Record Year2014 (62)2014 (43)2009 (44)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 110 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WilmslowUK
    201411068,352
    201329256,888
    Record Year 2013 (292) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014295229
    Net growth in 20139810589
    Record Year2013 (98)2013 (105)2013 (89)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Wilmslow
    20140.2%
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-33.5%-28.1%-45.4%
    Record Year2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 2014 when 36.9% of all directors were female.

    36.9% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOCIAL7.02%CONSULTING5.22%
    CARE5.60%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING3.04%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT2.68%PROPERTY2.64%
    VETS4PETS2.50%TRADING2.05%
    ENGINEERING1.85%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANCY1.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    WORK1.67%CARE1.79%
    MEDICAL1.19%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    IT1.13%DESIGN1.75%
    PROJECT0.89%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    VITA0.89%BUSINESS1.71%
    DESIGN0.83%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    FINANCIAL0.77%GLOBAL1.58%
    J0.71%J1.48%
    S0.65%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROPERTY0.65%MEDIA1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%IT1.33%
    OPTIONS0.65%TRANSPORT1.30%
    10.60%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    P0.60%BUILDING1.24%
    WILMSLOW0.54%M1.21%
    SURGERY0.54%CAPITAL1.20%
    COMPANION0.54%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied296280,210
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified1813,815
    71129 - Other engineering activities1645,477
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16437,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11356,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8227,750
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities773,680
    75000 - Veterinary activities67965
    62030 - Computer facilities management activities461,049
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4218,491
    74902 - Quantity surveying activities411,191
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities357,313
    62012 - Business and domestic software development249,509
    74100 - specialised design activities244,475
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production221,443
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    86210 - General medical practice activities213,987
    88100 - Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled20957
    99999 - Dormant Company1947,084
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08874262 YORKSHIRE BRAIN & SPINE LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876670 ASM ENGINEERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08877614 CHALLENGE TO CARE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878815 PRESCOT VETS4PETS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880905 MAZ CONSULTANCY (UK) LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881468 DEV ACCOUNTANT LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08891795 PINNACLE STUDENT DEVELOPMENTS (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08892389 SPEEDY DOX LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893106 SADAT MEDICAL LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893252 500 WORDS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894382 GEORGE SPYROU LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08895248 DR MONIKA SAHA LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08901531 KITCHEN FITTERS PLUS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902683 MC ESTIMATING LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903317 OZONE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08904462 MEG VAUGHAN DESIGN LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907189 VIOLET ROSE RECRUITMENT LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08909084 SMART IT (UK) LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08911213 E2E SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912317 CHAPTERS CREATIVE ENTERPRISES LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08914573 JR SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915033 COMPANION CARE (FALMOUTH) LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915085 ISHA ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915151 EASTLEIGH VETS4PETS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915199 JS RGN SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014