Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Oldham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)OldhamUK
    2010222101,492
    200925294,671
    % change-11.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (252) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010588183
    New companies in 2009869175
    % change-32.6%-11.0%10.7%
    Record Year2009 (86)2009 (91)2010 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 209 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)OldhamUK
    201020987,705
    2009227159,401
    % change-7.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010607574
    Closed companies in 2009587099
    % change3.4%7.1%-25%
    Record Year2010 (60)2008 (102)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)OldhamUK
    20101313,787
    200925-64,730
    Record Year 2004 (110) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-269
    Net growth in 20092821-24
    Record Year2005 (47)2002 (28)2004 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Oldham
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-37.3%-19.2%6.1%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1982 (0.8%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Oldham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.41%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    DENTAL1.34%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    PRACTICE1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    OLDHAM1.01%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SECURITY0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    (OLDHAM)0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    TRADING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDIA0.67%LONDON1.59%
    CENTRE0.67%ENGINEERING1.59%
    S0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IT0.60%CARE1.44%
    PROPERTY0.60%J1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    M0.54%IT1.35%
    ENGINEERING0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    R0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    K0.47%M1.28%
    DESIGN0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HOME0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied435202,902
    7487 - Other business activities12569,802
    9999 - Dormant Company4021,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    99999 - Dormant Company2914,072
    9305 - Other service activities289,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified247,767
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    86230 - Dental practice activities221,112
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate163,631
    7499 - Non-trading company1513,408
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified152,664
    4545 - Other building completion132,970
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    4542 - Joinery installation121,100
    4523 - Construction roads, airfields etc.12152
    7011 - Development & sell real estate123,743
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,940
    4525 - Other special trades construction112,071

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07381504 URL LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380275 C J MITCHELL LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07380226 R WALKER LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379824 E BORTHWICK LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379033 KLU SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07378679 HEYROD FOOD & FLORAL SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07377898 EASY DAVE'S TRAVEL LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07376963 AMH (UK) LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07366025 UTDHOMES.CO.UK LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07378720 ST. GEORGE'S COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07377726 MORTGAGE-NAV.COM LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07371784 STONE DEAF EFFECTS AND AMPLIFICATION LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07368652 MARK SMALLEY ELECTRICAL LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07367874 ELS AUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07365147 SOLO ITALIANO LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07363155 WERNETH HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07364418 GOODTOGO LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07392945 UBER LIVING LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07381221 CAMELL RILEY CARE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07379068 EXPERT ELECTRICIAN LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07392487 S K TRADING AND SALVAGE LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07388453 F1 PRESTIGE LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07362828 PROPERTY SURVEYS LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07387157 CONBOY'S CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07376098 NEWALL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010