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
New Company Registrations
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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) Wilmslow UK 2014 256 150,722 2013 357 134,802 % change -28.3% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (357) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 91 95 70 New companies in 2013 128 122 107 % change -28.9% -22.1% -34.6% Record Year 2013 (128) 2013 (122) 2013 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wilmslow UK 2014 146 82,370 2013 65 77,914 % change 124.6% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (146) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 62 43 41 Closed companies in 2013 30 17 18 % change 106.7% 152.9% 128% Record Year 2014 (62) 2014 (43) 2009 (44)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wilmslow UK 2014 110 68,352 2013 292 56,888 Record Year 2013 (292) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 29 52 29 Net growth in 2013 98 105 89 Record Year 2013 (98) 2013 (105) 2013 (89)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -33.5% -28.1% -45.4% Record Year 2013 (0.3%) 2013 (0.3%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOCIAL 7.02% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 5.60% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 3.04% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 2.68% PROPERTY 2.64% VETS4PETS 2.50% TRADING 2.05% ENGINEERING 1.85% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANCY 1.85% ENGINEERING 1.86% WORK 1.67% CARE 1.79% MEDICAL 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% IT 1.13% DESIGN 1.75% PROJECT 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.73% VITA 0.89% BUSINESS 1.71% DESIGN 0.83% PROPERTIES 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.60% FINANCIAL 0.77% GLOBAL 1.58% J 0.71% J 1.48% S 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PROPERTY 0.65% MEDIA 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.65% IT 1.33% OPTIONS 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.30% 1 0.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% P 0.60% BUILDING 1.24% WILMSLOW 0.54% M 1.21% SURGERY 0.54% CAPITAL 1.20% COMPANION 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 296 280,210 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 181 3,815 71129 - Other engineering activities 164 5,477 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 164 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 82 27,750 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 77 3,680 75000 - Veterinary activities 67 965 62030 - Computer facilities management activities 46 1,049 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 18,491 74902 - Quantity surveying activities 41 1,191 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 35 7,313 62012 - Business and domestic software development 24 9,509 74100 - specialised design activities 24 4,475 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 22 1,443 41100 - Development of building projects 21 9,855 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 3,987 88100 - Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled 20 957 99999 - Dormant Company 19 47,084 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,155
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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