Oldham, Greater Manchester
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 488 companies were formed in Oldham. This figure is 3.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oldham occurred in 2007 when a total of 538 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oldham UK 2011 488 228,735 2010 507 203,749 % change -3.7% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (538) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 230 companies were registered in Oldham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Oldham UK 2011 230 112,344 2010 235 98,612 % change -2.1% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (268) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 77 77 76 New companies in 2010 87 78 70 % change -11.5% -1.3% 8.6% Record Year 2007 (89) 2007 (90) 2009 (91)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 325 companies were dissolved in Oldham. This figure is 11.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oldham occurred in 2009 when a total of 504 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oldham UK 2011 325 162,310 2010 366 177,631 % change -11.2% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Oldham UK 2011 141 71,324 2010 198 94,954 % change -28.8% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (339) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 28 67 46 Closed companies in 2010 52 76 70 % change -46.2% -11.8% -34% Record Year 2009 (104) 2009 (152) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Oldham increased by 163 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oldham UK 2011 163 66,425 2010 141 26,118 Record Year 2007 (338) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Oldham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 89 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Oldham UK 2011 89 41,020 2010 37 3,658 Record Year 2007 (155) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 49 10 30 Net growth in 2010 35 2 0 Record Year 2007 (58) 2006 (56) 2007 (52)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oldham 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Oldham 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -14.3% -22.3% -3.8% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1968 (0.7%) 1968 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Oldham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Oldham in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OLDHAM 1.06% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.86% ELECTRICAL 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.17% SECURITY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.43% DESIGN 0.85% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.78% DESIGN 1.94% CARE 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.92% MEDIA 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% J 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% ENGINEERING 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% MEDIA 1.73% R 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONSULTANCY 0.63% LONDON 1.60% S 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% TRADING 0.56% J 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.56% CARE 1.44% CONTRACTORS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.42% D 0.56% IT 1.39% CO 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% C 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% (OLDHAM) 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% P 0.49% M 1.27% WEST) 0.49% S 1.23% (NORTH 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CITY 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 451 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 115 60,758 86230 - Dental practice activities 53 1,407 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 45 20,111 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 10,322 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,918 9305 - Other service activities 32 9,063 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 16,419 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,928 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,481 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 3,050 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 2,491 5530 - Restaurants 13 5,086 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,095 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,849 7499 - Non-trading company 12 10,955 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 3,790 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 13,053 4545 - Other building completion 11 2,456
Recent Companies
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