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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
    07973566 THE NURSERY(OLDHAM) LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07974013 AJY PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07978323 BUILD VISION LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07982296 4X4 PARTS DIRECT LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07991469 WHITEOAK (NW) LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07994319 HUNT LANE CHIPPY LTD 16 Mar 2012
    08006365 VIVA COFFEE AND JUICE LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    07985390 PHD ROYTON LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07988733 TOTAL CORPORATE ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07992351 GLAZED INTERIORS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07996300 THE WEDDINGS COVERED LTD 19 Mar 2012
    08006768 HARRIS FLOWERS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    07980909 LICENSING SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07998105 MEDIA LOCAL LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07984463 EU ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07993623 MAINLAND COURIERS LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994251 A BROOKS PAINTERS & DECORATORS LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07998594 DRM BUILDING SURVEYING LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07999152 CORNERHOUSE DAY NURSERY LTD 21 Mar 2012
    07975087 CARAVAN TOURS & TRAVEL LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07975371 KLOUDZ LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07983692 ATLAS UNITED LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    08006121 NICHOLA MCSORLEY LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08010266 AZTAMO PROPERTIES LTD 28 Mar 2012
    07977250 BRIDGE EVENTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012