Manchester, Greater Manchester

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Manchester when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 2,588 companies were registered in Manchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ManchesterUK
    20122,588118,868
    20112,484114,512
    % change4.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (2,588) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012905799884
    New companies in 2011856741887
    % change5.7%7.8%-0.3%
    Record Year2012 (905)2012 (799)2011 (887)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,606 companies were dissolved in Manchester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ManchesterUK
    20121,60674,772
    20111,53872,230
    % change4.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (2,158) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Manchester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012562618426
    Closed companies in 2011429594515
    % change31.0%4.0%-17%
    Record Year2012 (562)2008 (979)2009 (1,049)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 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 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 982 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ManchesterUK
    201298244,096
    201194642,282
    Record Year 2012 (982) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012343181458
    Net growth in 2011427147372
    Record Year2008 (511)1995 (225)2012 (458)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Manchester formed 2.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Manchester
    20122.2%
    20112.2%
    20102.1%
    20091.9%
    20082.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (3.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20122.2%2.1%2.2%
    UK formation share in 20112.3%1.9%2.3%
    % change-5.1%8.7%-1.4%
    Record Year1972 (3.9%)1978 (3.0%)1960 (3.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Manchester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.6% of all director appointments in Manchester in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANCHESTER1.64%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.31%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRADING1.27%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.06%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTIES1.04%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.84%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLOBAL0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%MEDIA1.67%
    MEDIA0.72%LONDON1.67%
    SECURITY0.69%J1.55%
    MEDICAL0.67%GLOBAL1.53%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUSINESS0.61%CARE1.32%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%M1.27%
    (MANCHESTER)0.60%BUILDING1.22%
    M0.58%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MARKETING0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUILDING0.55%S1.17%
    CO0.55%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied7,559331,455
    7487 - Other business activities57835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified51833,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified44513,716
    99999 - Dormant Company40725,035
    9999 - Dormant Company24912,598
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management21619,425
    9305 - Other service activities2056,142
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1739,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16714,774
    74990 - Non-trading company1609,203
    86210 - General medical practice activities1592,544
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1524,294
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1197,869
    5530 - Restaurants1063,142
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1058,437
    7260 - Other computer related activities1054,979
    86900 - Other human health activities1024,998
    56101 - Licenced restaurants912,563
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate903,003

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126560 SEED EVENTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126576 FIRST SOLAR PROJECT LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126579 SECOND SOLAR PROJECT LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128943 MANCHESTER KIDS LOCAL 03 Jul 2012
    08130443 ORACLE BEAUTY LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08131942 SALTCOATS NOMINEES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135052 CREATIF COUTURE LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136563 ONE MILE PROJECT 10 Jul 2012
    08141050 WILLOW TEA ROOMS (LYMM) LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08143407 ZOE CARROLL MARKETING LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08152360 PELSON LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153841 DAVIDFORD6002 LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08154502 ZENEX MEDTECH LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154953 NORFOLKHAWKER LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08156481 TMMUK LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08126173 GREENSILL CAPITAL (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128225 THE JEWEL ON THE HILL BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    OC376685 CHANCERY ACCOUNTS LLP 06 Jul 2012
    08136303 VENETIANBLINDS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138873 IROUTE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08144358 WOLSELEY UTILITIES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144852 MF FILM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08146137 BRITANNIA ENGLISH ACADEMY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149706 MEDRIX LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150620 BODYWEAR LIMITED 20 Jul 2012