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Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 248 companies were registered in Oldham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)OldhamUK
    2011248114,512
    2010222101,492
    % change11.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (252) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011649688
    New companies in 2010588183
    % change10.3%18.5%6.0%
    Record Year2009 (86)2011 (96)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)OldhamUK
    201116872,230
    201020987,705
    % change-19.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011614661
    Closed companies in 2010607574
    % change1.7%-38.7%-18%
    Record Year2011 (61)2008 (102)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 80 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)OldhamUK
    20118042,282
    20101313,787
    Record Year 2004 (110) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201135027
    Net growth in 2010-269
    Record Year2005 (47)2011 (50)2004 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Oldham
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change1.0%-0.3%-4.2%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1982 (0.8%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Oldham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT0.97%CONSULTING5.11%
    OLDHAM0.97%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN0.97%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%PROPERTY2.41%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%TRADING2.06%
    J0.83%DESIGN1.94%
    CARE0.83%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SECURITY0.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    WEST)0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (NORTH0.76%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.76%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    S0.70%LONDON1.63%
    (NW)0.70%J1.47%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDIA0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MANCHESTER0.63%CARE1.42%
    COMMUNITY0.63%IT1.38%
    CO0.56%BUILDING1.30%
    CITY0.56%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    R0.49%M1.25%
    CONTRACTORS0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    P0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    D0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied466204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12065,177
    86230 - Dental practice activities531,365
    9999 - Dormant Company4922,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4429,245
    9305 - Other service activities4010,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3310,018
    99999 - Dormant Company3218,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,686
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified162,917
    74990 - Non-trading company168,064
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,755
    7011 - Development & sell real estate152,638
    5530 - Restaurants145,640
    5540 - Bars132,379
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,798
    5212 - Other retail non-specialised stores121,217
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.122,234

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07736328 GOOD RELATIONS OLDHAM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 10 Aug 2011
    07741434 PEELMAIN LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07744283 THE SPICE ACADEMY LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07732355 TOKYO INDUSTRIES (MAGNET) LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07741427 BLUEGRAIN LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07726237 CCEO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728694 NORTHERN VALVE AND FITTING COMPANY LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07748355 HAZEL (NW) LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07748939 PUNTO SHOP LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07749688 CORNFIELD CLASSICS LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07752240 SAFESTAFF PAY LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07736310 CHINA RESOURCES LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07740514 TECHNICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07744879 SUN LOUNGE 1 LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07737542 PORTLAND BASIN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07743325 SHAH REAL ESTATES LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07749327 ADAM ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07750057 IMPACT 4 LEARNING LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07753327 LAWCHECK LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07753627 OFFICE INTERIORS MANCHESTER LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07737802 EXLOC INSTRUMENTS UK LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07741891 ASSIST PHYSIO UK LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07730130 SOLAR ENERGY CARE LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732301 COLOUR WEDDINGS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07738326 ONE2CARE LIMITED 12 Aug 2011