Greater Manchester
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 11,365 companies were formed in Greater Manchester. This figure is 10.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Greater Manchester occurred in 2012 when a total of 11,365 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Greater Manchester UK 2012 11,365 253,150 2011 10,310 228,735 % change 10.2% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (11,365) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 5,395 companies were registered in Greater Manchester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Greater Manchester UK 2012 5,395 121,659 2011 5,040 112,344 % change 7.0% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (5,395) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater Manchester when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 1,760 1,977 1,658 New companies in 2011 1,552 1,682 1,806 % change 13.4% 17.5% -8.2% Record Year 2012 (1,760) 2012 (1,977) 2011 (1,806)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 7,177 companies were dissolved in Greater Manchester. This figure is 9.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Greater Manchester occurred in 2009 when a total of 12,729 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Greater Manchester UK 2012 7,177 147,793 2011 7,949 162,310 % change -9.7% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (12,729) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 4,011 companies were dissolved in Greater Manchester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Greater Manchester UK 2012 4,011 80,217 2011 3,724 71,324 % change 7.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (7,956) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 1,222 1,456 1,333 Closed companies in 2011 831 1,611 1,282 % change 47.1% -9.6% 4% Record Year 2009 (2,329) 2009 (3,597) 2009 (2,030)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Greater Manchester increased by 4,188 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Greater Manchester UK 2012 4,188 105,357 2011 2,361 66,425 Record Year 2007 (5,972) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Greater Manchester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 1,384 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Greater Manchester UK 2012 1,384 41,442 2011 1,316 41,020 Record Year 2003 (2,497) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 538 521 325 Net growth in 2011 721 71 524 Record Year 2007 (1,014) 2006 (1,065) 2008 (1,288)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Greater Manchester formed 4.5% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 4.5%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Greater Manchester 2012 4.5% 2011 4.5% 2010 4.7% 2009 5.0% 2008 4.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (5.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Greater Manchester formed 4.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Greater Manchester 2012 4.4% 2011 4.5% 2010 4.7% 2009 5.0% 2008 4.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (5.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 4.3% 4.5% 4.5% UK formation share in 2011 4.5% 4.4% 4.5% % change -4.5% 3.0% -2.0% Record Year 1965 (5.9%) 1981 (5.8%) 1982 (5.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Greater Manchester was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.5% of all director appointments in Greater Manchester in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Greater Manchester was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Greater Manchester in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.40% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANCHESTER 1.30% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADING 1.23% TRADING 2.10% ENGINEERING 1.19% DESIGN 1.89% PROPERTY 1.17% ENGINEERING 1.87% MEDIA 1.02% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTIES 1.01% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANTS 1.01% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% DESIGN 0.99% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% MEDIA 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.84% LONDON 1.68% J 0.81% J 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.78% GLOBAL 1.51% GLOBAL 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.48% M 0.75% IT 1.42% BUSINESS 0.75% CARE 1.31% SECURITY 0.75% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.70% M 1.26% CARE 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.23% IT 0.68% BUILDING 1.23% MEDICAL 0.68% SECURITY 1.19% MARKETING 0.68% S 1.18% TRAINING 0.66% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 12,409 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 3,310 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 2,915 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 871 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 763 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 622 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 562 20,390 9305 - Other service activities 449 7,926 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 446 10,271 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 438 15,280 7414 - Business & management consultancy 353 10,978 74990 - Non-trading company 349 9,706 86900 - Other human health activities 266 5,222 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 260 4,535 7499 - Non-trading company 256 8,023 86210 - General medical practice activities 255 2,657 62090 - Other information technology service activities 254 8,258 7260 - Other computer related activities 246 6,456 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 218 4,644 5530 - Restaurants 218 4,037
Recent Companies
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