Manchester, Greater Manchester
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Manchester was in 2013 when 27.0% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 2,804 companies were registered in Manchester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Manchester UK 2013 2,804 134,802 2012 2,849 131,491 % change -1.6% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (2,849) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 976 906 922 New companies in 2012 854 946 1,049 % change 14.3% -4.2% -12.1% Record Year 2013 (976) 2012 (946) 2012 (1,049)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 1,367 companies were dissolved in Manchester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Manchester UK 2013 1,367 77,914 2012 1,373 67,576 % change -0.4% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (1,936) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 555 417 395 Closed companies in 2012 473 487 413 % change 17.3% -14.4% -4% Record Year 2011 (712) 2011 (534) 2009 (1,260)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Manchester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 1,437 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Manchester UK 2013 1,437 56,888 2012 1,476 63,915 Record Year 2012 (1,476) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 421 489 527 Net growth in 2012 381 459 636 Record Year 2013 (421) 2013 (489) 2012 (636)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Manchester formed 2.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Manchester 2013 2.1% 2012 2.2% 2011 1.9% 2010 1.9% 2009 2.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (2.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% UK formation share in 2012 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% % change 2.5% -4.9% -9.1% Record Year 1991 (3.1%) 1981 (2.7%) 1952 (3.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Manchester was in 2013 when 27.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Manchester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.86% CONSULTING 5.18% MANCHESTER 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 1.34% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 1.27% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.96% DESIGN 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTIES 0.95% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANTS 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.80% LONDON 1.72% MEDIA 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGN 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CO 0.70% MEDIA 1.63% GLOBAL 0.69% GLOBAL 1.57% SECURITY 0.69% J 1.56% ENTERPRISES 0.68% CARE 1.46% BUSINESS 0.67% IT 1.43% MEDICAL 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.36% M 0.60% M 1.25% BUILDING 0.58% BUILDING 1.21% SYSTEMS 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.19% HOUSE 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CARE 0.57% TRAINING 1.17% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% SECURITY 1.15%
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 6,137 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 896 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 846 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 716 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 402 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 329 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 270 16,448 56101 - Licensed restaurants 255 6,894 86210 - General medical practice activities 246 4,062 74990 - Non-trading company 232 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 211 12,664 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 205 7,507 86900 - Other human health activities 192 8,465 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 182 7,199 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 171 5,629 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 148 5,059 7487 - Other business activities 138 7,556 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 126 5,104 41100 - Development of building projects 124 8,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 114 6,954
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08385114 MEI JIA LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08385768 BRAND PANACHE LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08389147 ZODENA LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08391775 TANG TAT LTD 07 Feb 2013 08400735 PEKING COURT 2013 LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401045 MAH FOODS LTD 13 Feb 2013 08402168 DONEX LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08409182 SMS MOBILE APP LTD 19 Feb 2013 08409991 PM365 LTD 19 Feb 2013 08410235 ALL SAINT (UK) LTD 19 Feb 2013 08411476 CV LIFE ( CONVENIENCE LIFE) LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08415819 FG TRINITY LTD 22 Feb 2013 08415822 FG HUTTONS LTD 22 Feb 2013 08415980 FG GREENBANK LTD 22 Feb 2013 08417709 CHAPEL HILL CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Feb 2013 08417820 SJ & ASSOCIATES LTD 25 Feb 2013 08423819 TEKIN LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 OC382226 WOODFORD AVRO INVESTMENTS LLP 06 Feb 2013 08390569 MANCHESTER PERSONNEL LTD 06 Feb 2013 OC382260 0303 LLP 07 Feb 2013 08396208 JL FILMS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08397114 PLATINUM ELEVEN EVENTS & MARKETING LTD 11 Feb 2013 08397843 KINGSTON COMMUNICATIONS (HULL) TRUSTEES LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08400720 I-DEALS AMERICA LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401594 DOC ROCK LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
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