Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 273 companies were registered in Oldham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)OldhamUK
    2012273118,868
    2011248114,512
    % change10.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012938298
    New companies in 2011649688
    % change45.3%-14.6%11.4%
    Record Year2012 (93)2011 (96)2012 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)OldhamUK
    201215474,772
    201116872,230
    % change-8.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012615538
    Closed companies in 2011614661
    % change0.0%19.6%-38%
    Record Year2012 (61)2008 (102)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Oldham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 119 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)OldhamUK
    201211944,096
    20118042,282
    Record Year 2012 (119) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012322760
    Net growth in 201135027
    Record Year2005 (47)2011 (50)2012 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Oldham
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change30.5%-13.9%10.2%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1982 (0.8%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    25.5% of all director appointments in Oldham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OLDHAM1.02%CONSULTING5.05%
    J0.89%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MEDIA0.83%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.83%PROPERTY2.35%
    M0.83%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING0.76%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTIES0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (OLDHAM)0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MANCHESTER0.70%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%MEDIA1.67%
    (NW)0.64%LONDON1.67%
    CENTRE0.64%J1.55%
    MEDICAL0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    K0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CAR0.57%IT1.43%
    PROPERTY0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PLUMBING0.57%CARE1.32%
    CARE0.51%M1.27%
    TRADING0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENERGY0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.51%S1.17%
    MY0.51%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied727331,455
    7487 - Other business activities6735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5433,677
    86230 - Dental practice activities511,752
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2913,716
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,035
    9999 - Dormant Company2612,598
    86900 - Other human health activities224,998
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,425
    9305 - Other service activities216,142
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified203,943
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,891
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing153,093
    43290 - Other construction installation141,714
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,774
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate124,294
    43210 - Electrical installation113,387

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08180061 MACK & FRANKS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08185045 GDI ENERGY LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08186031 PROPERTY OF THE GENTLEMEN LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08164013 FERLYN ESTATES LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08183919 TAYLORMADE TELECOMS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08196356 SB HEALTHCARE LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08182053 I&SI WOOD CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08189118 EXTRACT NUTRITION LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08165263 A. I. CATERING SERVICES (OLDHAM) LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167252 RECO (UK) TRADING LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08171191 PJB FITTED FURNITURE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171492 J & D ALEXANDER LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171503 TRUCK TECHNIQUE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08180319 MM VEHICLE REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08191823 FIRST RESPONSE LOCUMS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08166304 ORANGE (UK) LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08172393 VICKY MAKIN LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08176220 REDBOTTLE CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08177590 WOODLEYJAMIE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08179693 C4 SURVEILLANCE LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08188657 SHANISS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08192559 LONE MEDICS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08175932 HAZAAR CAR SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08186135 FOX ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08185578 SOPHIES CRAFTS LTD 20 Aug 2012