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
    08921403 MW ACCOUNTING (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08925180 KNUTSFORD ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08926093 MILKSOCKS LTD. 06 Mar 2014
    08926841 AUTOMATION ENGINEERING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08929458 JJH MAINTENANCE LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08932169 SIMPSON THOMSON FILTERS LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08932186 SIMPSON THOMSON TANKS LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08933820 PRINCES GARDENS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936006 WBG WILMSLOW LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938284 13VENTURES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08940294 BS PALMER LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08942758 PRO-FIT PERSONAL TRAINING FRANCHISE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08944343 TS RAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946091 FINANCIAL POINT LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08946513 TTT & M LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08950729 MARK BEESLEY LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08956218 P SMETHURST LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08957356 ENJOY WATER SWIM SCHOOL LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08957505 STOBO HEALTH LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959098 CARNIVAL PRE-SCHOOL AND NURSERY LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08959179 NEWTON ABBOT VETS4PETS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08959685 CORE MOTION LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08963847 JNH CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964171 CLOUD BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966290 DUMBARTON VETS4PETS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014