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Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 291 companies were registered in Oldham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)OldhamUK
    2012291131,491
    2011258116,391
    % change12.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (291) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20129383115
    New companies in 2011788496
    % change19.2%-1.2%19.8%
    Record Year2012 (93)2010 (94)2012 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)OldhamUK
    201215167,576
    201118490,987
    % change-17.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (184) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012505150
    Closed companies in 2011725953
    % change-30.6%-13.6%-6%
    Record Year2011 (72)2011 (59)2009 (105)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 140 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)OldhamUK
    201214063,915
    20117425,404
    Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012433265
    Net growth in 201162543
    Record Year2009 (53)2007 (57)2007 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Oldham
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.2%-15.5%12.1%
    Record Year1963 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.7% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OLDHAM1.39%CONSULTING5.07%
    PROPERTY0.99%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTIES0.86%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANCHESTER0.86%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%TRADING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    (NW)0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    (OLDHAM)0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DIRECT0.60%LONDON1.66%
    WEST)0.60%J1.54%
    (NORTH0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SECURITY0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    COMMUNITY0.53%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%CARE1.34%
    CONTRACTORS0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    J0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUILDING0.53%M1.27%
    IT0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    DESIGN0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    S0.46%S1.20%
    MY0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied477216,665
    7487 - Other business activities9952,735
    86230 - Dental practice activities681,834
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5535,233
    9999 - Dormant Company3818,617
    99999 - Dormant Company3825,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3813,637
    9305 - Other service activities328,818
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,704
    74990 - Non-trading company219,729
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified213,931
    86900 - Other human health activities185,066
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering175,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities168,145
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,113
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing153,228
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,892
    5530 - Restaurants144,633
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    7011 - Development & sell real estate122,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07899841 H & K TEXTILE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07903108 ROOKWOOD AUTO LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07914049 MANOR HOUSE MOTORS LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07924943 FIELDMAIN LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07928007 REVIVAL AGENCY LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07896880 OSO YOUNG LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07909391 SAXON MOTORS LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07917885 C&M PROJECTS (OLDHAM) LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07921851 SMV LOCUM LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922226 NBS TRANSPORT LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07926432 SEXYFIT LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07905368 HARVEY PIETERSEN LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07916511 MJ JOINERY & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07897091 PROFICIENT MEDICAL LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07906221 D & L CONTRACTORS (SADDLEWORTH) LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07909436 DEBT FREE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07924886 SWIFT MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07927388 POLYMERIC PROPERTY LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07895760 AMAAN RAFIQUE LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07925828 MY ENERGY LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07930004 VILLAGE OLDHAM LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07930566 Q&A PROPERTIES OLDHAM LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07896384 NTC (OLDHAM) LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07908283 NEXUS INCORPORATED LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07915469 BRIDGING FINANCE DIRECT LIMITED 19 Jan 2012