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
New Company Registrations
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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) Wilmslow UK 2015 288 161,156 2014 256 150,722 % change 12.5% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (357) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 92 89 107 New companies in 2014 91 95 70 % change 1.1% -6.3% 52.9% Record Year 2013 (128) 2013 (122) 2013 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wilmslow UK 2015 130 89,523 2014 146 82,370 % change -11.0% 8.7% Record Year 2014 (146) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 27 52 51 Closed companies in 2014 62 43 41 % change -56.5% 20.9% 24% Record Year 2014 (62) 2015 (52) 2015 (51)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wilmslow UK 2015 158 71,633 2014 110 68,352 Record Year 2013 (292) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 65 37 56 Net growth in 2014 29 52 29 Record Year 2013 (98) 2013 (105) 2013 (89)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -0.8% -13.7% 39.3% Record Year 2013 (0.3%) 2013 (0.3%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage VETS4PETS 4.16% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 2.82% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 2.68% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 2.21% PROPERTY 2.72% SOCIAL 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.21% CARE 2.13% MEDICAL 1.14% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 1.07% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 1.01% TRADING 1.88% WORK 0.87% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.80% ELECTRICAL 1.76% IT 0.74% DESIGN 1.65% ASSOCIATES 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CO., 1.58% SURVEYING 0.60% J 1.55% COMMUNICATIONS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HEALTH 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% P 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROJECT 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% PROCUREMENT 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.44% FINANCIAL 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% FINANCE 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% S 0.40% IT 1.30% PLANNING 0.40% MEDIA 1.28% CHESHIRE 0.40% M 1.27%
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 342 288,953 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 320 5,014 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 242 43,081 71129 - Other engineering activities 163 6,278 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 106 4,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 101 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 91 30,825 75000 - Veterinary activities 91 1,018 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 45 7,682 74902 - Quantity surveying activities 41 1,379 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 19,098 62030 - Computer facilities management activities 37 1,048 41100 - Development of building projects 34 11,863 86900 - Other human health activities 34 13,990 88100 - Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled 33 1,013 99999 - Dormant Company 32 49,474 86210 - General medical practice activities 31 4,793 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 12,862 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 25 2,565
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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