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Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Manchester when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Manchester when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous August.
  • The record third quarter for female directors in Manchester was in 2013 when 24.7% 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 2,826 companies were registered in Manchester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ManchesterUK
    20132,826132,684
    20122,588118,868
    % change9.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (2,826) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Manchester when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131,016923887
    New companies in 2012905799884
    % change12.3%15.5%0.3%
    Record Year2013 (1,016)2013 (923)2011 (887)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 2,402 companies were dissolved in Manchester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 45.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ManchesterUK
    20132,40286,170
    20121,65375,908
    % change45.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (2,402) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Manchester when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Manchester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20136705001,232
    Closed companies in 2012573619461
    % change16.9%-19.2%167%
    Record Year2013 (670)2008 (980)2013 (1,232)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Manchester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 424 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ManchesterUK
    201342446,514
    201293542,960
    Record Year 2011 (942) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Manchester when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013346423-345
    Net growth in 2012332180423
    Record Year2008 (511)2013 (423)2012 (423)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Manchester formed 2.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Manchester
    20132.1%
    20122.2%
    20112.2%
    20102.1%
    20091.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (2.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20132.2%2.2%2.0%
    UK formation share in 20122.2%2.1%2.2%
    % change0.5%6.0%-12.0%
    Record Year1970 (2.9%)1986 (2.8%)1990 (2.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Manchester was in 2013 when 24.7% of all directors were female.

    24.7% of all director appointments in Manchester in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.08%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANCHESTER1.88%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.67%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRADING1.27%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.09%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.95%LONDON1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.90%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MEDIA0.76%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CO0.70%CARE1.64%
    GLOBAL0.67%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MEDICAL0.66%GLOBAL1.59%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%J1.54%
    BUILDING0.64%MEDIA1.54%
    M0.63%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    IT0.62%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%IT1.39%
    SECURITY0.60%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.56%BUILDING1.19%
    FASHION0.56%CAPITAL1.19%
    TRAINING0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BUSINESS0.54%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied6,555260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company97846,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified91754,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77825,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management42934,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities36626,675
    56101 - Licensed restaurants3097,531
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified28517,715
    74990 - Non-trading company25414,228
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2448,312
    86210 - General medical practice activities2313,922
    62090 - Other information technology service activities23012,516
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2288,475
    86900 - Other human health activities2189,203
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands2146,651
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate1695,430
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis1385,249
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1369,104
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1357,590
    41100 - Development of building projects1309,271

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671125 NULLUM DOLOREM LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08672290 YU FASHION (UK) LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673002 GLOBAL BUSINESS TRADING LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673972 WEB ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674166 CLAIMS MADE SIMPLE LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674241 BH TRADINGS UK LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674759 WORCESTER COURT CHEADLE HULME RTM COMPANY LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08676244 ENCREMENTO C.I.C. 04 Sep 2013
    08678133 IVYTECH TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08679014 ALPHA MEDICAL IMAGING LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08679269 POVERTY CHILD LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08682961 BRUNEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08686200 JOLLY JOHN (BLACKPOOL CENTRAL) LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08687076 ORGANIC-VACCINES LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687378 TAQQI LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689815 LOUD EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690053 SOCIAL JIGSAW LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08694885 C J A PROPERTY LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08696859 FORSHAW INVESTMENTS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08703152 QIRK GIFTS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08705956 TOPGLASSFIX LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08679439 MYIML LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679801 KEY MONEY LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08693589 PROJECT AQUA TOPCO LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08694586 THUMBPRINT AND SMITH'S RECORDING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013

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