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
    07331470 POUND EMPIRE (LEEDS) LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07319100 RJM BUSINESS ADVISORS LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07316848 C BANNATYNE LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07307551 MC HOSPITALITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07330935 HEAVENSENT BEDROOMS LTD. 30 Jul 2010
    07312884 BESTATBATHROOMS.COM LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07303431 THORNHAM CAR SALES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07303399 WEBJURITSU LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07331465 UK CLOTHING STORE LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07331291 EYECAREFORYOU LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07328676 PRO V GAMES LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07328601 EXCEL MERCHANTS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07321931 VITAL AIRS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07310229 JWH DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07331330 A & I TRAVEL LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07324104 DECKO LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07321035 BUXTON HIGHLANE LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320158 BUDGET TRADE LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316250 DYNAMIS COLLEGE UK LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07311099 ICE.INCORPORATED LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07309555 IMM (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07302288 MCGRATH & CREWE LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301821 FRIENDS TRADING UK LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07322353 WEBFUSIONSTUDIOS LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07311636 TDCA - UK LTD 12 Jul 2010