Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 248 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WilmslowUK
    2014248143,414
    2013302132,684
    % change-17.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (302) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014967478
    New companies in 201311311277
    % change-15.0%-33.9%1.3%
    Record Year2013 (113)2013 (112)2012 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 46.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WilmslowUK
    2014199101,670
    201313686,170
    % change46.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (199) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

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

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014784873
    Closed companies in 2013443953
    % change77.3%23.1%38%
    Record Year2014 (78)2014 (48)2014 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WilmslowUK
    20144941,744
    201316646,514
    Record Year 2012 (197) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201418265
    Net growth in 2013697324
    Record Year2012 (85)2013 (73)2012 (58)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Wilmslow
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change-22.8%-37.0%-7.1%
    Record Year2012 (0.3%)2013 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wilmslow was in 2013 when 36.5% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    VETS4PETS4.12%CONSULTING5.17%
    SOCIAL3.09%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING2.61%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT2.54%PROPERTY2.62%
    CARE2.40%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.13%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENGINEERING1.44%TRADING2.00%
    MEDICAL1.30%LONDON1.95%
    WORK0.96%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%TRANSPORT1.76%
    IT0.76%DESIGN1.70%
    J0.76%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTY0.69%BUSINESS1.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%J1.53%
    SURVEYING0.62%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    P0.62%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROJECT0.62%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    WILMSLOW0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    FINANCIAL0.55%MEDIA1.38%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.48%CO.,1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    10.48%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.41%IT1.30%
    B0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied317278,481
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified2964,382
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22140,717
    71129 - Other engineering activities1825,930
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11557,264
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities943,889
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9229,313
    75000 - Veterinary activities67970
    62030 - Computer facilities management activities451,040
    74902 - Quantity surveying activities451,323
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4318,890
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities387,401
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3028,224
    88100 - Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled30989
    86210 - General medical practice activities284,406
    41100 - Development of building projects2610,604
    99999 - Dormant Company2648,286
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,795
    86900 - Other human health activities2511,807
    74100 - specialised design activities234,681

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199106 OXFORD COWLEY VETS4PETS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09201959 GLADWELL LIGHTING CONTROL LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09208793 BARWICK PROJECTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09209385 SPECIALIST GASTROENTEROLOGY SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09209758 STEMTECH LIVE LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09210891 EXTENDED PLAY LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09211580 MCCRORY CLARKE LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09211817 BLACK BASALT LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213935 HAYWARD HOUSING LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09222141 ADDZ1 LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09222534 AMELMAY ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222699 IDEAL ED CONSULTANTS UK LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224311 PT SERVICES NW LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09225815 M ROTHWELL LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09226471 LEJ MANNING LOGISTICS LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09226814 APTITUDE CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227813 DAN DAKIN LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09230929 BITCOOL LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09233831 ARLINGTON BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09236754 MANN ALLIANCE LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09240322 SNELSON PROPERTIES LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09240630 MARTHALL PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09240655 MHH CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09241421 NAAA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09242270 SN ELECTRICAL (UK) LIMITED 30 Sep 2014