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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Oldham UK 2012 291 131,491 2011 258 116,391 % change 12.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (291) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 93 83 115 New companies in 2011 78 84 96 % change 19.2% -1.2% 19.8% Record Year 2012 (93) 2010 (94) 2012 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Oldham UK 2012 151 67,576 2011 184 90,987 % change -17.9% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (184) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 50 51 50 Closed companies in 2011 72 59 53 % change -30.6% -13.6% -6% Record Year 2011 (72) 2011 (59) 2009 (105)
Net Company Growth
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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) Oldham UK 2012 140 63,915 2011 74 25,404 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 43 32 65 Net growth in 2011 6 25 43 Record Year 2009 (53) 2007 (57) 2007 (84)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 2.2% -15.5% 12.1% Record Year 1963 (0.5%) 1962 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OLDHAM 1.39% CONSULTING 5.07% PROPERTY 0.99% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTIES 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANCHESTER 0.86% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 0.86% TRADING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTING 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (NW) 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% (OLDHAM) 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DIRECT 0.60% LONDON 1.66% WEST) 0.60% J 1.54% (NORTH 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SECURITY 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% COMMUNITY 0.53% IT 1.40% CONSULTANCY 0.53% CARE 1.34% CONTRACTORS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% J 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUILDING 0.53% M 1.27% IT 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% DESIGN 0.53% ENERGY 1.20% S 0.46% S 1.20% MY 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 477 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 99 52,735 86230 - Dental practice activities 68 1,834 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 38 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 38 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 32 8,818 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,704 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,729 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 3,931 86900 - Other human health activities 18 5,066 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 12,113 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 3,228 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 9,892 5530 - Restaurants 14 4,633 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,154 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 2,092
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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