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
    08201611 INDUSTRIALTECH LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202552 INSITEFUL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08206016 CASTLEFORTH LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208887 DUCIE TELECOM LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210765 ELESKA HOUSE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214454 5ENSE SERVICES LTD. 14 Sep 2012
    08214757 PALM BADGE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08218554 BEARDED FELLOWS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08223511 GET BAKED (FRANCHISE) LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08225844 NORTH WEST FACILITIES SUPPORT LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08230192 YING DE GROUP LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230598 BORSABELLA UK LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232402 HANBAL LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232819 GRATWINGS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233252 HLD (TOON) LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08233810 PICCADILLY PLUMBING LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08204092 INN MEDIA LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08204589 PENSION ADVISORY LINE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08209396 HAMILTON REAL ESTATE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08213864 LIGHT CHEMISTRY LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08218914 MOBILE BY SAINSBURY'S LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218946 WEETONS HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218951 WOLSELEY GREEN DEAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    OC378515 PRAETURA PROPERTY INVESTORS (3) LLP 18 Sep 2012
    08226206 A2Z EDUCATION LTD 24 Sep 2012