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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
    07511391 CHAMPANI & CO LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07503577 I P COMMUNICATIONS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07497048 ZAM ZAM RICE LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495630 AUTOBAHN SPARES LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07491758 PD AND LJ THORNHILL LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07511093 ARD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509389 FREIGHT 2 EUROPE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07503700 NU-U HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 24 Jan 2011
    OC360809 HIGHER ACRE LLP 12 Jan 2011
    07511168 TENNON JOINERY LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07510769 GASK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07491893 MORPHILEX SERVICES LTD. 13 Jan 2011
    07505830 SADDLEWORTH BESPOKE EVENTS LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07496221 PRINTSERVE PS PRO LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495552 WEST PENNINE GROUNDWORKS & LANDSCAPING LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07487690 DEBONAIR THE SCHOOL SHOP LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07485602 IS COMMS (UK) LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07506705 ART TRAVEL LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07501273 MANAGED SHOPS LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07496761 PEBBLES CLAIMS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494023 S & J AUTOS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07484358 D JUST E.M.E. LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483650 CLEAR TRAVEL LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07510347 PETRX LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07500394 CHADDERTON COMMUNITY TRUST LTD 20 Jan 2011