Wilmslow, Cheshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    A total of 288 companies were registered in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WilmslowUK
    2015288161,156
    2014256150,722
    % change12.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2013 (357) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20159289107
    New companies in 2014919570
    % change1.1%-6.3%52.9%
    Record Year2013 (128)2013 (122)2013 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WilmslowUK
    201513089,523
    201414682,370
    % change-11.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2014 (146) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wilmslow when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015275251
    Closed companies in 2014624341
    % change-56.5%20.9%24%
    Record Year2014 (62)2015 (52)2015 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Wilmslow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 158 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WilmslowUK
    201515871,633
    201411068,352
    Record Year 2013 (292) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015653756
    Net growth in 2014295229
    Record Year2013 (98)2013 (105)2013 (89)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Wilmslow formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Wilmslow
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-0.8%-13.7%39.3%
    Record Year2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    30.7% of all director appointments in Wilmslow in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    VETS4PETS4.16%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY2.82%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT2.68%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING2.21%PROPERTY2.72%
    SOCIAL1.95%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.21%CARE2.13%
    MEDICAL1.14%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANTS1.07%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING1.01%TRADING1.88%
    WORK0.87%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.80%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    IT0.74%DESIGN1.65%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CO.,1.58%
    SURVEYING0.60%J1.55%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HEALTH0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    P0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROJECT0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROCUREMENT0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    FINANCIAL0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FINANCE0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    S0.40%IT1.30%
    PLANNING0.40%MEDIA1.28%
    CHESHIRE0.40%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied342288,953
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified3205,014
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management24243,081
    71129 - Other engineering activities1636,278
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities1064,088
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10158,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9130,825
    75000 - Veterinary activities911,018
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities457,682
    74902 - Quantity surveying activities411,379
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4029,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3719,098
    62030 - Computer facilities management activities371,048
    41100 - Development of building projects3411,863
    86900 - Other human health activities3413,990
    88100 - Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled331,013
    99999 - Dormant Company3249,474
    86210 - General medical practice activities314,793
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,862
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified252,565

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464017 COMMUNITY REMEDY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09471530 KENZIE CONSULTING GROUP LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472020 GI EVENTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09478977 CHRONOSMART LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09482569 THE COLONY HOLDINGS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09485504 HAVERFORDWEST VETS4PETS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09486122 CATTERICK VETS4PETS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487627 SKANDAL SURGERY LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09492416 DESIGN & PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492537 AMELIA WILSON ART LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492819 KRS ELECTRONICS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09494951 KADI CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09495058 DO CARE SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496631 SJA.3 LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497630 JIM & MAX LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09498335 ABINGDON VETS4PETS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09498603 RUGBY CENTRAL VETS4PETS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500022 J.W MEDICAL STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500123 VISION BEYOND AUTISM UK 19 Mar 2015
    09501239 CHOICE CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09502158 PAULENE LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09507592 RJLPMO LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09507816 WISHFUL INKING LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09511131 1863 SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09511615 M.A RHODES LIMITED 26 Mar 2015