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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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)ManchesterUK
    20112,484114,512
    20102,108101,492
    % change17.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (2,484) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011856741887
    New companies in 2010705650753
    % change21.4%14.0%17.8%
    Record Year2011 (856)2011 (741)2011 (887)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ManchesterUK
    20111,53872,230
    20101,62087,705
    % change-5.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (2,158) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011429594515
    Closed companies in 2010499582539
    % change-14.0%2.1%-4%
    Record Year2010 (499)2008 (979)2009 (1,049)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ManchesterUK
    201194642,282
    201048813,787
    Record Year 2011 (946) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011427147372
    Net growth in 201020668214
    Record Year2008 (511)1995 (225)2003 (372)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20112.2%
    20102.1%
    20091.9%
    20082.0%
    20071.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (3.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20112.3%1.9%2.3%
    UK formation share in 20102.1%2.0%2.1%
    % change11.1%-4.1%6.4%
    Record Year1972 (3.9%)1978 (3.0%)1960 (3.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.18%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANCHESTER1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.39%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRADING1.20%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.14%DESIGN1.94%
    MEDIA0.94%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ENGINEERING0.84%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    SECURITY0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.75%LONDON1.63%
    (MANCHESTER)0.75%J1.47%
    GLOBAL0.72%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%CARE1.42%
    MEDICAL0.70%IT1.38%
    ENERGY0.69%BUILDING1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.66%PROPERTIES1.28%
    S0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUILDING0.59%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%ENERGY1.22%
    IT0.59%TRAINING1.21%
    TRAINING0.56%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,709204,493
    7487 - Other business activities1,08565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified45029,245
    9999 - Dormant Company40722,587
    99999 - Dormant Company33318,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified28310,018
    9305 - Other service activities27810,525
    5530 - Restaurants1915,640
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17715,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy16814,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities1638,686
    7499 - Non-trading company15811,543
    86210 - General medical practice activities1531,986
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1393,614
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1276,321
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12210,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1167,551
    74990 - Non-trading company1068,064
    8512 - Medical practice activities1052,427
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1046,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758423 NEWMAN FINANCE LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07762313 PECAN ESTATES LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07764258 NR RED MEAT LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07767411 SOTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769528 AIMSGEN LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07761212 MAC RETAIL LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07762774 WINCHESTER ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07773330 JTMCOMPUTERS LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07775842 NSC LEGACYDATA SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07778358 FLAT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780100 GREENLANDS RESIDENTIAL HOME LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07784393 D&H ESTATES LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07787830 T2 RECYCLING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07788574 CRANLEY REAL ESTATE LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07790810 K & P DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07792078 NEW BEIJING CHINESE EXPRESS RESTAURANT LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07793368 NAVIGATOR INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07759277 THE JAMES MILNER FOUNDATION 01 Sep 2011
    07763962 ICONIC INNOVATION LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07766862 HULL CITYCARE (INTERMEDIATE 5) LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07764169 KESTREL INDUSTRIES LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07778900 INSANELY GREAT LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779156 LMI HEALTHCARE LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779369 VITAL HOLDINGS (RESIDENTIAL ESCO) LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780255 CALDEY INVESTMENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2011