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
    08135542 ASHANI BROADOAK MINI MARKET LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08158779 A & R CHEMICALS LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08159306 ABACUS MANUFACTURING LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08129310 LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08136723 CALBY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08161399 TARGET GAS UTILITY SERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08132949 B & K CARR LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133916 I S COMMS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134997 INN2PUBS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08141595 OLDHAMPLUMBANDDRAIN LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08149077 DJE TRANSPORT LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08152750 PARTY PLAN LTD. 23 Jul 2012
    08153168 ASH FLOWER LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08156797 RB SUPPLY TEACHING LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08162421 KINETIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08161032 M ZAHEER LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08131009 LEAKSYSTEM GLOBAL LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08131817 FLAVOUR CURRY LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08143789 THE DECK CENTRE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145762 PLATINUM LINES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148980 CALL CHALL LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08149283 GREEN AGE UTILITIES LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08152668 SABRI PLUS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08157954 ARCIS IT LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08160801 RIGHT STEP MEDIA (UK) LTD 30 Jul 2012