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
New Company Registrations
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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) Oldham UK 2010 222 101,492 2009 252 94,671 % change -11.9% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (252) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 58 81 83 New companies in 2009 86 91 75 % change -32.6% -11.0% 10.7% Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (91) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Oldham UK 2010 209 87,705 2009 227 159,401 % change -7.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 60 75 74 Closed companies in 2009 58 70 99 % change 3.4% 7.1% -25% Record Year 2010 (60) 2008 (102) 2009 (99)
Net Company Growth
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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) Oldham UK 2010 13 13,787 2009 25 -64,730 Record Year 2004 (110) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -2 6 9 Net growth in 2009 28 21 -24 Record Year 2005 (47) 2002 (28) 2004 (49)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -37.3% -19.2% 6.1% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 1982 (0.8%) 1965 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.41% MANAGEMENT 5.06% DENTAL 1.34% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.12% PRACTICE 1.14% PROPERTY 2.38% OLDHAM 1.01% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 1.01% ASSOCIATES 2.01% SECURITY 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% (OLDHAM) 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTANTS 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% TRADING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.67% LONDON 1.59% CENTRE 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.59% S 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IT 0.60% CARE 1.44% PROPERTY 0.60% J 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.60% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.60% GLOBAL 1.42% M 0.54% IT 1.35% ENGINEERING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% R 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% ASSOCIATES 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% K 0.47% M 1.28% DESIGN 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% HOME 0.40% S 1.24%
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 435 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 125 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 40 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 29 14,072 9305 - Other service activities 28 9,454 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,767 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 7,634 86230 - Dental practice activities 22 1,112 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 13,161 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 3,631 7499 - Non-trading company 15 13,408 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 2,664 4545 - Other building completion 13 2,970 74990 - Non-trading company 12 7,649 4542 - Joinery installation 12 1,100 4523 - Construction roads, airfields etc. 12 152 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 3,743 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,940 4525 - Other special trades construction 11 2,071
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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