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Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 258 companies were registered in Oldham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)OldhamUK
    2011258116,391
    2010272105,137
    % change-5.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (272) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011788496
    New companies in 20107894100
    % change0.0%-10.6%-4.0%
    Record Year2010 (78)2010 (94)2007 (109)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 184 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)OldhamUK
    201118490,986
    201016882,677
    % change9.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (184) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011725953
    Closed companies in 2010365181
    % change100.0%15.7%-35%
    Record Year2011 (72)2011 (59)2009 (105)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 74 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)OldhamUK
    20117425,405
    201010422,460
    Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201162543
    Net growth in 2010424319
    Record Year2009 (53)2007 (57)2007 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Oldham
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-13.7%-21.4%-8.4%
    Record Year1963 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 40.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.5% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.18%CONSULTING5.04%
    OLDHAM1.04%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ELECTRICAL0.97%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%TRADING2.10%
    SECURITY0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TRADING0.76%BUSINESS1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DESIGN0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.76%MEDIA1.69%
    COMMUNITY0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MEDIA0.62%LONDON1.60%
    DENTAL0.62%CARE1.45%
    (OLDHAM)0.55%J1.45%
    S0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    R0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%IT1.41%
    PROPERTY0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    L0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%M1.30%
    DIGITAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    D0.49%S1.24%
    (NORTH0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PRACTICE0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied453202,798
    7487 - Other business activities11060,968
    86230 - Dental practice activities451,418
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4530,253
    9999 - Dormant Company4219,765
    99999 - Dormant Company3618,336
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3210,085
    9305 - Other service activities318,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering196,183
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified163,097
    7011 - Development & sell real estate152,654
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,788
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate143,895
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,916
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    4545 - Other building completion132,483
    7499 - Non-trading company1311,316
    4542 - Joinery installation12899
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07580696 ACORN BROKERAGE LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07572958 PF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07563655 ANDREW STIFF LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07560819 PREMIER WINDOWS & DOORS LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07556999 PAUL RISBY LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07551230 MOHAMMED ALI INTERIORS & DEVELOPMENTS LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07549847 RAG CLOTHING LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07549828 RAG ELECTRONICS LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07571271 PREMIER PROPERTY PORTALS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07556537 PJW ELECTRICAL (NW) LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07578077 4D RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07548518 AEGAEON LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07576522 C V PARTS OLDHAM LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07563188 PAUL WHITWORTH BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07546939 ZIGGY'S SCHOOLWEAR (HALIFAX) LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07572232 MELLOR HARGREAVES LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07568618 PASHA-ASSOCIATES-UK LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07561683 MKM BUSINESS VENTURES LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07552072 SCHOOLS WITH SCHOOLS (KINGFISHER) LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07549637 MK DIGITAL CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07582765 MANAGED REHABILITATION UK LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07565543 PNEUMA PROJECTS LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07559295 KIDZ MATTER LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07558631 MAX DINING LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07554509 SHEPLEY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2011