How many companies are there in Macclesfield?

There are 4,455 active companies in Macclesfield as of Dec 2023. In total, 8,427 companies have been incorporated, and 3,952 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Macclesfield?

Most companies in Macclesfield are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 891 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Macclesfield?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Macclesfield are: management consultancy activities other than financial management; residents property management; and other letting and operating of own or leased real estate.

Which words do companies in Macclesfield use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Macclesfield most commonly used the words MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, UK, PROPERTY, and CHESHIRE in their company names.

Macclesfield Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Macclesfield's 8,427 total incorporated companies, 480 were formed in the last 12 months.

Macclesfield's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Macclesfield include the 891 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 566 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 439 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 13 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 13 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 6 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	891	1,776	849
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	566	1,096	518
Construction	439	736	284
Real estate activities	412	541	123
Administrative and support service activities	383	1,063	663
Information and communication	369	858	470
Activities of households as employers	318	348	30
Accommodation and food service activities	254	470	213
Manufacturing	229	419	182
Other service activities	206	430	219
Financial and insurance activities	171	309	135
Human health and social work activities	152	277	122
Arts, entertainment and recreation	145	259	111
Education	97	164	65
Transportation and storage	81	161	79
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	24	35	11
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	22	40	17
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	13	22	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13	18	5
Mining and Quarrying	6	12	6

Company Trends in Macclesfield

Looking at the big changes in Macclesfield's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.4% of active businesses, a total of 285 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 2.87% of active businesses in Macclesfield, a change of 38% from the 2.08% percentage share seen in 2018. Residents property management also saw positive growth, currently representing 7.05% of Macclesfield's active companies.

Notable changes in Macclesfield's business sectors include a rise of 33% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 25% in construction, and rise of 40% in accommodation and food service activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	324	668	329
Residents property management	314	336	22
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	285	332	44
Other business support service activities	180	685	492
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	150	282	129
Information technology consultancy activities	141	330	183
Buying and selling of own real estate	128	167	39
Development of building projects	120	198	74
Other service activities	102	249	144
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	99	187	88
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	92	126	33
Licensed restaurants	68	109	39
Construction of domestic buildings	66	94	28
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	64	122	58
Activities of other holding companies	61	73	12
Business and domestic software development	59	98	36
Activities of head offices	58	89	29
Public houses and bars	55	111	56
Electrical installation	53	90	38
Other information technology service activities	52	178	117

Company Names & Word Choices in Macclesfield

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Macclesfield are MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, UK, PROPERTY, and CHESHIRE.

Macclesfield's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Macclesfield is Arighi Bianchi & Co.Limited at 123 years, 4 months, and 15 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00066706	Arighi Bianchi & Co.Limited	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	20 Jul 1900	123 years
00163567	The Catholic Printing Company Of Farnworth Limited	Printing	02 Feb 1920	103 years
00177744	The British And International Federation Of Festivals For Music, Dance And Speech	Support activities to performing arts	10 Nov 1921	102 years
00187961	Bodycote Surface Technology Limited	Treatment and coating of metals	20 Feb 1923	100 years
00235874	Macclesfield Conservative Club Limited	Public houses and bars	22 Dec 1928	94 years
00255301	Charles Dickens Library Limited(The)	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	30 Mar 1931	92 years
00262618	W. Hargreaves And Co. (Property) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	11 Feb 1932	91 years
00284863	R.Marshall Carr Limited	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	19 Feb 1934	89 years
00317726	Shrigley Dyers Limited	Finishing of textiles	20 Aug 1936	87 years
00357208	Gee Lawson Limited	Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods	16 Oct 1939	84 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Macclesfield

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Macclesfield, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,123 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Westminster House, 10 Westminster Road	SK10 1BX	294
Unit 8 Bridge Street Mills, Union Street	SK11 6QG	141
29 Park Street	SK11 6SR	136
2 Maple Court, Davenport Street	SK10 1JE	100
Jordangate House, Jordangate	SK10 1EQ	100
Chiltern House, 72-74 King Edward Street	SK10 1AT	98
1 Park Street	SK11 6SR	90
38 Beechfield House Winterton Way, Lyme Green Business Park	SK11 0LP	60
Jones Associates Georges Court, Chestergate	SK11 6DP	60
Primary House, Spring Gardens	SK10 2DX	44

Macclesfield's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15325343	Phoenix Underfloor Heating Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15321206	Maple Plastics (Eot) Limited	Activities of other holding companies	01 Dec 2023	4 days
15322463	The Olde School Ltd	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	01 Dec 2023	4 days
15319163	Cirula Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15313433	Defensecrypt Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15310468	Arbdirect Ltd	Support services to forestry	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15312109	De Montfort Hair Trichology Clinic Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15312325	Mtt Engineering Ltd	Machining	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15307314	Wheels And Watches Limited	Gambling and betting activities	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15307503	Ofo Energy Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15304947	Gloria Ilana Ltd	Manufacture of ice cream	23 Nov 2023	12 days
15303390	Gcn Training Ltd	Other education	22 Nov 2023	13 days
15297762	Peak Piping Limited	Engineering design activities for industrial process and production	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299172	Cheshire Sweetscape Ltd	Event catering activities	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15293720	Roadgo Holdings Ltd	Other service activities	20 Nov 2023	15 days
15294066	Buildingprojectmanager Limited	Development of building projects	20 Nov 2023	15 days
15294684	Oihana Ltd	Other activities of employment placement agencies	20 Nov 2023	15 days
15296633	E. L. Warrington Ltd	Other business support service activities	20 Nov 2023	15 days
15296921	Mark Howard All Limited	Manufacture of women's underwear	20 Nov 2023	15 days
15291334	Lifetime Finance Bureau Limited	Financial management	17 Nov 2023	18 days

Business Services in Macclesfield

Macclesfield Company Scorecard

8,427

Total Incorporations

4,455

Active Companies

3,952

Total Dissolved