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
New Company Registrations
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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) Oldham UK 2011 258 116,391 2010 272 105,137 % change -5.1% 10.7% Record Year 2010 (272) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 78 84 96 New companies in 2010 78 94 100 % change 0.0% -10.6% -4.0% Record Year 2010 (78) 2010 (94) 2007 (109)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Oldham UK 2011 184 90,986 2010 168 82,677 % change 9.5% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (184) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 72 59 53 Closed companies in 2010 36 51 81 % change 100.0% 15.7% -35% Record Year 2011 (72) 2011 (59) 2009 (105)
Net Company Growth
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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) Oldham UK 2011 74 25,405 2010 104 22,460 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 6 25 43 Net growth in 2010 42 43 19 Record Year 2009 (53) 2007 (57) 2007 (84)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -13.7% -21.4% -8.4% Record Year 1963 (0.5%) 1962 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.18% CONSULTING 5.04% OLDHAM 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.16% ELECTRICAL 0.97% PROPERTY 2.38% MANAGEMENT 0.97% TRADING 2.10% SECURITY 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TRADING 0.76% BUSINESS 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% DESIGN 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.76% MEDIA 1.69% COMMUNITY 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.61% MEDIA 0.62% LONDON 1.60% DENTAL 0.62% CARE 1.45% (OLDHAM) 0.55% J 1.45% S 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% R 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.55% IT 1.41% PROPERTY 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% L 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.49% M 1.30% DIGITAL 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% D 0.49% S 1.24% (NORTH 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% PRACTICE 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 453 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 110 60,968 86230 - Dental practice activities 45 1,418 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 42 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 36 18,336 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 10,085 9305 - Other service activities 31 8,740 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 16,150 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 6,183 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 3,097 7011 - Development & sell real estate 15 2,654 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,788 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 3,895 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 12,916 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,695 4545 - Other building completion 13 2,483 7499 - Non-trading company 13 11,316 4542 - Joinery installation 12 899 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,996
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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