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.

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 (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)ManchesterUK
    20132,804134,802
    20122,849131,491
    % change-1.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (2,849) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013976906922
    New companies in 20128549461,049
    % change14.3%-4.2%-12.1%
    Record Year2013 (976)2012 (946)2012 (1,049)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ManchesterUK
    20131,36777,914
    20121,37367,576
    % change-0.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (1,936) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013555417395
    Closed companies in 2012473487413
    % change17.3%-14.4%-4%
    Record Year2011 (712)2011 (534)2009 (1,260)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ManchesterUK
    20131,43756,888
    20121,47663,915
    Record Year 2012 (1,476) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013421489527
    Net growth in 2012381459636
    Record Year2013 (421)2013 (489)2012 (636)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20132.1%
    20122.2%
    20111.9%
    20101.9%
    20092.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (2.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20132.2%2.0%2.0%
    UK formation share in 20122.2%2.1%2.2%
    % change2.5%-4.9%-9.1%
    Record Year1991 (3.1%)1981 (2.7%)1952 (3.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.86%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANCHESTER1.75%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.45%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRADING1.34%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.96%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.95%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTIES0.95%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%LONDON1.72%
    MEDIA0.78%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CO0.70%MEDIA1.63%
    GLOBAL0.69%GLOBAL1.57%
    SECURITY0.69%J1.56%
    ENTERPRISES0.68%CARE1.46%
    BUSINESS0.67%IT1.43%
    MEDICAL0.62%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%PROPERTIES1.36%
    M0.60%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.58%BUILDING1.21%
    SYSTEMS0.57%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HOUSE0.57%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CARE0.57%TRAINING1.17%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied6,137249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified89654,531
    99999 - Dormant Company84643,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified71623,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management40232,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities32924,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified27016,448
    56101 - Licensed restaurants2556,894
    86210 - General medical practice activities2464,062
    74990 - Non-trading company23214,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities21112,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2057,507
    86900 - Other human health activities1928,465
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1827,199
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1715,629
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate1485,059
    7487 - Other business activities1387,556
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis1265,104
    41100 - Development of building projects1248,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1146,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08438934 OVIVR LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08439073 VICTORIA ENGINEERS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08440482 THE CORNICHE RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08440896 SUNSHINE HOUSE (ABERGELE) LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08446069 TERRAPENS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447467 BLYTHSWOOD CAPITAL LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447688 PIXOYO LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447720 ZBRIDGE LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08449743 4244 LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08451665 HEDGEMILL LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08455707 ASHOKA FOODS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457044 CITADEL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08460330 JOEVY LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08462386 GLOBAL INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08462745 YOUPRODUCTIVE LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08429438 GROUP 4 SECURE LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08429502 THE WEIGHT LOSS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08432009 ZEUS FOODS LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08435301 CHIQUE (WREXHAM) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08437728 SIIDAK LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439240 THE COMEDY CLINIC LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439579 RMAB (NO.2) LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08443224 VAPOUR MEDIA LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08445429 CONNOLLY KENNEDY LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08447263 TOC CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Mar 2013