Manchester, Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Manchester when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Manchester when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,849 companies were registered in Manchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 26.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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) Manchester UK 2012 2,849 131,491 2011 2,259 116,391 % change 26.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (2,849) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Manchester when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 854 946 1,049 New companies in 2011 643 739 877 % change 32.8% 28.0% 19.6% Record Year 2012 (854) 2012 (946) 2012 (1,049)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,331 companies were dissolved in Manchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 23.9% 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) Manchester UK 2012 1,331 67,576 2011 1,748 90,987 % change -23.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (1,934) 2009 (108,065) 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 463 473 395 Closed companies in 2011 713 535 500 % change -35.1% -11.6% -21% Record Year 2011 (713) 2011 (535) 2009 (1,259)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Manchester when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Manchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,518 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Manchester UK 2012 1,518 63,915 2011 511 25,404 Record Year 2012 (1,518) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Manchester when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 391 473 654 Net growth in 2011 -70 204 377 Record Year 2012 (391) 2012 (473) 2012 (654)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Manchester formed 2.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Manchester 2012 2.2% 2011 1.9% 2010 1.9% 2009 2.0% 2008 1.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (3.2%) 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 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% UK formation share in 2011 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% % change 13.9% 9.5% 11.9% Record Year 1983 (3.5%) 1969 (3.6%) 1972 (3.2%)
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 40.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% 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 Manchester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.2% of all director appointments in 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 1.97% CONSULTING 5.07% MANCHESTER 1.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.29% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 1.21% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.11% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTIES 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.79% BUSINESS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDICAL 0.76% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% J 1.54% (MANCHESTER) 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SECURITY 0.73% GLOBAL 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.71% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CARE 1.34% TRAINING 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOLDINGS 0.57% M 1.27% CARE 0.57% BUILDING 1.24% BUSINESS 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% M 0.55% S 1.20% MARKETING 0.54% 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 5,004 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 885 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 552 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 427 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 400 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 342 18,617 9305 - Other service activities 251 8,818 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 218 19,704 86210 - General medical practice activities 181 2,594 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 169 9,892 5530 - Restaurants 162 4,633 74990 - Non-trading company 162 9,729 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 159 14,303 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 150 4,427 7414 - Business & management consultancy 144 12,113 7260 - Other computer related activities 138 7,154 7499 - Non-trading company 129 9,102 62090 - Other information technology service activities 119 8,145 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 110 5,169 86900 - Other human health activities 108 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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