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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Manchester UK 2012 2,588 118,868 2011 2,484 114,512 % change 4.2% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (2,588) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 905 799 884 New companies in 2011 856 741 887 % change 5.7% 7.8% -0.3% Record Year 2012 (905) 2012 (799) 2011 (887)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Manchester UK 2012 1,606 74,772 2011 1,538 72,230 % change 4.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (2,158) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 562 618 426 Closed companies in 2011 429 594 515 % change 31.0% 4.0% -17% Record Year 2012 (562) 2008 (979) 2009 (1,049)
Net Company Growth
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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) Manchester UK 2012 982 44,096 2011 946 42,282 Record Year 2012 (982) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 343 181 458 Net growth in 2011 427 147 372 Record Year 2008 (511) 1995 (225) 2012 (458)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 2.2% 2011 2.2% 2010 2.1% 2009 1.9% 2008 2.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (3.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% UK formation share in 2011 2.3% 1.9% 2.3% % change -5.1% 8.7% -1.4% Record Year 1972 (3.9%) 1978 (3.0%) 1960 (3.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANCHESTER 1.64% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.30% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADING 1.27% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.06% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTIES 1.04% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.84% BUSINESS 1.72% GLOBAL 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.75% MEDIA 1.67% MEDIA 0.72% LONDON 1.67% SECURITY 0.69% J 1.55% MEDICAL 0.67% GLOBAL 1.53% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% IT 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.34% BUSINESS 0.61% CARE 1.32% INVESTMENTS 0.60% M 1.27% (MANCHESTER) 0.60% BUILDING 1.22% M 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MARKETING 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.55% S 1.17% CO 0.55% SECURITY 1.16%
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 7,559 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 578 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 518 33,677 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 445 13,716 99999 - Dormant Company 407 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 249 12,598 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 216 19,425 9305 - Other service activities 205 6,142 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 173 9,891 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 167 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 160 9,203 86210 - General medical practice activities 159 2,544 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 152 4,294 62090 - Other information technology service activities 119 7,869 5530 - Restaurants 106 3,142 7414 - Business & management consultancy 105 8,437 7260 - Other computer related activities 105 4,979 86900 - Other human health activities 102 4,998 56101 - Licenced restaurants 91 2,563 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 90 3,003
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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