Manchester, Greater Manchester
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,484 companies were registered in Manchester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Manchester UK 2011 2,484 114,512 2010 2,108 101,492 % change 17.8% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (2,484) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 856 741 887 New companies in 2010 705 650 753 % change 21.4% 14.0% 17.8% Record Year 2011 (856) 2011 (741) 2011 (887)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 1,538 companies were dissolved in Manchester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Manchester UK 2011 1,538 72,230 2010 1,620 87,705 % change -5.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (2,158) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 429 594 515 Closed companies in 2010 499 582 539 % change -14.0% 2.1% -4% Record Year 2010 (499) 2008 (979) 2009 (1,049)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Manchester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 946 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Manchester UK 2011 946 42,282 2010 488 13,787 Record Year 2011 (946) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 427 147 372 Net growth in 2010 206 68 214 Record Year 2008 (511) 1995 (225) 2003 (372)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Manchester formed 2.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Manchester 2011 2.2% 2010 2.1% 2009 1.9% 2008 2.0% 2007 1.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (3.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 2.3% 1.9% 2.3% UK formation share in 2010 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% % change 11.1% -4.1% 6.4% Record Year 1972 (3.9%) 1978 (3.0%) 1960 (3.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Manchester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Manchester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.18% CONSULTING 5.11% MANCHESTER 1.70% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.24% PROPERTY 2.41% TRADING 1.20% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.14% DESIGN 1.94% MEDIA 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ENGINEERING 0.84% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.74% SECURITY 0.77% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.75% LONDON 1.63% (MANCHESTER) 0.75% J 1.47% GLOBAL 0.72% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.71% CARE 1.42% MEDICAL 0.70% IT 1.38% ENERGY 0.69% BUILDING 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.28% S 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUILDING 0.59% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.59% ENERGY 1.22% IT 0.59% TRAINING 1.21% TRAINING 0.56% S 1.21%
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 4,709 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 1,085 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 450 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 407 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 333 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 283 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 278 10,525 5530 - Restaurants 191 5,640 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 177 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 168 14,755 7260 - Other computer related activities 163 8,686 7499 - Non-trading company 158 11,543 86210 - General medical practice activities 153 1,986 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 139 3,614 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 127 6,321 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 122 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 116 7,551 74990 - Non-trading company 106 8,064 8512 - Medical practice activities 105 2,427 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 6,798
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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