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.

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 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)OldhamUK
    2010272105,137
    200921691,034
    % change25.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (272) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20107894100
    New companies in 2009756873
    % change4.0%38.2%37.0%
    Record Year2010 (78)2010 (94)2007 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OldhamUK
    201016882,677
    2009165108,060
    % change1.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010365181
    Closed companies in 20092238105
    % change63.6%34.2%-23%
    Record Year2002 (38)2010 (51)2009 (105)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OldhamUK
    201010422,460
    200951-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010424319
    Net growth in 20095330-32
    Record Year2009 (53)2007 (57)2007 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.5%18.4%13.8%
    Record Year1963 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DENTAL2.20%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    PRACTICE1.27%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CARE1.13%PROPERTY2.50%
    CENTRE0.93%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    DESIGN0.93%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTIES0.80%DESIGN1.91%
    ENTERPRISES0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%MEDIA1.84%
    SECURITY0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    C0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    (OLDHAM)0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SADDLEWORTH0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    S0.60%J1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.60%LONDON1.45%
    OLDHAM0.60%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%GROUP1.37%
    CONSULTING0.53%GLOBAL1.35%
    (NW)0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    J0.53%CARE1.33%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    H0.53%M1.28%
    PROPERTY0.53%SYSTEMS1.25%
    BUILDING0.53%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied450228,645
    7487 - Other business activities14374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3426,974
    9999 - Dormant Company3019,948
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified248,154
    99999 - Dormant Company2213,808
    4523 - Construction roads, airfields etc.19167
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    9305 - Other service activities189,038
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate184,131
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering179,325
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1714,007
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,143
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1417,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities119,943
    4525 - Other special trades construction112,434
    6523 - Other financial intermediation102,689
    5530 - Restaurants104,798
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,069

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07200389 CAMPBELL DENTAL PRACTICE LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07197847 HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION COSTING LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07189783 SMILE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07183128 DCH PROJECTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07210390 WIBBSY LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07191933 WRIGHTS (SADDLEWORTH) LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07184030 POWER HOUSE PUBLISHING LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07172140 JHC CIVILS LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07203931 CORNERSTONE DESIGN & MARKETING LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202464 S P MALONEY LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07199391 TRIDENT LYNX LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07198419 JUNIOR SOCCER LEAGUE LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07177214 BULLS HEAD (WATERHEAD) LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07209017 MOUGHAL CORPORATION LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07208913 CJ ARCHITECTURE LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07201503 HILTON JONES LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07198044 WARDLE PROPERTY ALLIANCE LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07197580 WARDLE PROPERTIES LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07191868 PRO-SERVICE NW GROUP LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07184545 H 2 H COMM LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07178003 COMPO LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07186247 CHADDERTON HALL PROPERTIES LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07184264 SELL US THE CAR.COM LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07180598 KNEEDOWN LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07179067 JR COOPER ENGINEERING LTD 04 Mar 2010