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
    07353895 COLDHURST MOTOR SALVAGE LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07345011 OL1 LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07344156 THE LAWNS LEISURE LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07344108 TAURUS SOURCING LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342862 JBW NURSECALL & SECURITY LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07359412 S F DRIVER SERVICES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07359360 SPE CONTRACTORS LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07344945 CITY BROKERS (UK) LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07344824 BUSBY2010 LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07337949 DINERS JUNCTION LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07332568 D & K PAT TESTING LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07332358 TRADE GUIDE GROUP LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07350767 SPIKE LOGISTICS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07340401 CTG ACCESS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07359512 ROCKLEY INTERNATIONAL LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07352140 PDS ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350208 JMST LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349546 ALPHAMET MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07342385 PINPOINT MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07334577 ZENITH FIRE AND SECURITY LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07360480 EPAAN LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07342354 LOSE-IT LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07340650 KMW FINANCE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07336819 DIRECT SECURITY CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07332604 USMANY PHARMA LTD 02 Aug 2010