Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 5,970 companies were registered in Greater Manchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Greater Manchester UK 2012 5,970 131,491 2011 5,270 116,391 % change 13.3% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (5,979) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 1,817 2,009 2,144 New companies in 2011 1,547 1,748 1,975 % change 17.5% 14.9% 8.6% Record Year 2012 (1,817) 2012 (2,009) 2007 (2,489)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 3,166 companies were dissolved in Greater Manchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Greater Manchester UK 2012 3,166 67,576 2011 4,225 90,986 % change -25.1% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (4,773) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 1,091 1,121 954 Closed companies in 2011 1,572 1,332 1,321 % change -30.6% -15.8% -28% Record Year 2011 (1,572) 2011 (1,332) 2009 (2,905)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Greater Manchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 2,804 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Greater Manchester UK 2012 2,804 63,915 2011 1,045 25,405 Record Year 2007 (3,575) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 726 888 1,190 Net growth in 2011 -25 416 654 Record Year 2005 (726) 2007 (1,217) 2006 (1,904)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Greater Manchester formed 4.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Greater Manchester 2012 4.5% 2011 4.5% 2010 4.8% 2009 5.0% 2008 4.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (5.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 4.6% 4.6% 4.5% UK formation share in 2011 4.6% 4.6% 4.4% % change 0.7% -1.7% 1.6% Record Year 1983 (6.4%) 1965 (6.4%) 1968 (6.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Greater Manchester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Greater Manchester in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.36% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 1.21% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 1.20% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.18% DESIGN 1.93% MANCHESTER 1.16% ENGINEERING 1.86% MEDIA 1.09% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 1.00% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.99% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.98% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.82% LONDON 1.66% GLOBAL 0.76% J 1.54% MEDICAL 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SECURITY 0.74% GLOBAL 1.50% J 0.74% IT 1.40% BUSINESS 0.74% CARE 1.34% M 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRAINING 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.71% M 1.27% S 0.70% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.68% ENERGY 1.20% BUILDING 0.67% S 1.20% MARKETING 0.66% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 11,101 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 3,867 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 2,903 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 827 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 731 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 694 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 556 19,704 9305 - Other service activities 474 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 415 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 411 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 390 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 354 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 290 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 274 7,154 86210 - General medical practice activities 263 2,594 62090 - Other information technology service activities 261 8,145 86900 - Other human health activities 258 5,066 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 255 4,427 5530 - Restaurants 254 4,633 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 246 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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