Oldham, Greater Manchester
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 272 companies were registered in Oldham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oldham UK 2010 272 105,137 2009 216 91,034 % change 25.9% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (272) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 78 94 100 New companies in 2009 75 68 73 % change 4.0% 38.2% 37.0% Record Year 2010 (78) 2010 (94) 2007 (109)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oldham UK 2010 168 82,677 2009 165 108,060 % change 1.8% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 36 51 81 Closed companies in 2009 22 38 105 % change 63.6% 34.2% -23% Record Year 2002 (38) 2010 (51) 2009 (105)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Oldham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 104 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oldham UK 2010 104 22,460 2009 51 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 42 43 19 Net growth in 2009 53 30 -32 Record Year 2009 (53) 2007 (57) 2007 (84)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Oldham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oldham 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -3.5% 18.4% 13.8% Record Year 1963 (0.5%) 1962 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DENTAL 2.20% MANAGEMENT 5.01% PRACTICE 1.27% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CARE 1.13% PROPERTY 2.50% CENTRE 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DESIGN 0.93% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTIES 0.80% DESIGN 1.91% ENTERPRISES 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% MEDIA 1.84% SECURITY 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% C 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% (OLDHAM) 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% SADDLEWORTH 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% S 0.60% J 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.60% LONDON 1.45% OLDHAM 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSULTANCY 0.60% GROUP 1.37% CONSULTING 0.53% GLOBAL 1.35% (NW) 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% J 0.53% CARE 1.33% ELECTRICAL 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% H 0.53% M 1.28% PROPERTY 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.25% BUILDING 0.53% S 1.23%
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 450 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 143 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 30 19,948 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,154 99999 - Dormant Company 22 13,808 4523 - Construction roads, airfields etc. 19 167 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 18 9,038 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 4,131 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 9,325 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 14,007 7499 - Non-trading company 17 15,398 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,143 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 9,943 4525 - Other special trades construction 11 2,434 6523 - Other financial intermediation 10 2,689 5530 - Restaurants 10 4,798 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 3,069
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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