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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Oldham UK 2011 248 114,512 2010 222 101,492 % change 11.7% 12.8% Record Year 2009 (252) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 64 96 88 New companies in 2010 58 81 83 % change 10.3% 18.5% 6.0% Record Year 2009 (86) 2011 (96) 2011 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Oldham UK 2011 168 72,230 2010 209 87,705 % change -19.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2011 61 46 61 Closed companies in 2010 60 75 74 % change 1.7% -38.7% -18% Record Year 2011 (61) 2008 (102) 2009 (99)
Net Company Growth
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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) Oldham UK 2011 80 42,282 2010 13 13,787 Record Year 2004 (110) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 3 50 27 Net growth in 2010 -2 6 9 Record Year 2005 (47) 2011 (50) 2004 (49)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 1.0% -0.3% -4.2% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 1982 (0.8%) 1965 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 0.97% CONSULTING 5.11% OLDHAM 0.97% MANAGEMENT 4.75% DESIGN 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% PROPERTY 2.41% ELECTRICAL 0.83% TRADING 2.06% J 0.83% DESIGN 1.94% CARE 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SECURITY 0.83% BUSINESS 1.82% WEST) 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (NORTH 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.74% PROPERTY 0.76% MEDIA 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% S 0.70% LONDON 1.63% (NW) 0.70% J 1.47% CONSULTANCY 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDIA 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MANCHESTER 0.63% CARE 1.42% COMMUNITY 0.63% IT 1.38% CO 0.56% BUILDING 1.30% CITY 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% R 0.49% M 1.25% CONTRACTORS 0.49% ENERGY 1.22% P 0.49% TRAINING 1.21% D 0.49% S 1.21%
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 466 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 120 65,177 86230 - Dental practice activities 53 1,365 9999 - Dormant Company 49 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,245 9305 - Other service activities 40 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 10,018 99999 - Dormant Company 32 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 15,760 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,321 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,686 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 2,917 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,064 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 14,755 7011 - Development & sell real estate 15 2,638 5530 - Restaurants 14 5,640 5540 - Bars 13 2,379 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,798 5212 - Other retail non-specialised stores 12 1,217 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 12 2,234
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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