Manchester, Greater Manchester
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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Manchester UK 2013 2,826 132,684 2012 2,588 118,868 % change 9.2% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (2,826) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 1,016 923 887 New companies in 2012 905 799 884 % change 12.3% 15.5% 0.3% Record Year 2013 (1,016) 2013 (923) 2011 (887)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Manchester UK 2013 2,402 86,170 2012 1,653 75,908 % change 45.3% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (2,402) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 670 500 1,232 Closed companies in 2012 573 619 461 % change 16.9% -19.2% 167% Record Year 2013 (670) 2008 (980) 2013 (1,232)
Net Company Growth
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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) Manchester UK 2013 424 46,514 2012 935 42,960 Record Year 2011 (942) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 346 423 -345 Net growth in 2012 332 180 423 Record Year 2008 (511) 2013 (423) 2012 (423)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 2.1% 2012 2.2% 2011 2.2% 2010 2.1% 2009 1.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (2.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% UK formation share in 2012 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% % change 0.5% 6.0% -12.0% Record Year 1970 (2.9%) 1986 (2.8%) 1990 (2.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.08% CONSULTING 5.27% MANCHESTER 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.45% TRADING 1.27% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.27% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.09% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTIES 0.95% LONDON 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.90% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.83% BUSINESS 1.74% CARE 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MEDIA 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CO 0.70% CARE 1.64% GLOBAL 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.61% MEDICAL 0.66% GLOBAL 1.59% INVESTMENTS 0.65% J 1.54% BUILDING 0.64% MEDIA 1.54% M 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.53% IT 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.61% IT 1.39% SECURITY 0.60% M 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.56% BUILDING 1.19% FASHION 0.56% CAPITAL 1.19% TRAINING 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BUSINESS 0.54% TRAINING 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 6,555 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 978 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 917 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 778 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 429 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 366 26,675 56101 - Licensed restaurants 309 7,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 285 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 254 14,228 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 244 8,312 86210 - General medical practice activities 231 3,922 62090 - Other information technology service activities 230 12,516 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 228 8,475 86900 - Other human health activities 218 9,203 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 214 6,651 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 169 5,430 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 138 5,249 62012 - Business and domestic software development 136 9,104 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 135 7,590 41100 - Development of building projects 130 9,271
Recent Companies
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