Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    A total of 270 companies were registered in Oldham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)OldhamUK
    2013270134,802
    2012291131,491
    % change-7.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (291) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013898695
    New companies in 20129383115
    % change-4.3%3.6%-17.4%
    Record Year2012 (93)2010 (94)2012 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)OldhamUK
    201311277,914
    201215167,576
    % change-25.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (184) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013394528
    Closed companies in 2012505150
    % change-22.0%-11.8%-44%
    Record Year2011 (72)2011 (59)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 158 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)OldhamUK
    201315856,888
    201214063,915
    Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013504167
    Net growth in 2012433265
    Record Year2009 (53)2007 (57)2007 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Oldham
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-14.2%2.9%-14.6%
    Record Year2009 (0.3%)2010 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

    35.4% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.02%CONSULTING5.18%
    J1.02%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ENGINEERING0.96%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    M0.96%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%TRADING2.06%
    (OLDHAM)0.76%DESIGN1.79%
    SADDLEWORTH0.76%ENGINEERING1.78%
    (NW)0.76%BUSINESS1.77%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.76%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CAR0.70%LONDON1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTING0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    MEDIA0.64%MEDIA1.63%
    GLOBAL0.64%GLOBAL1.57%
    OLDHAM0.64%J1.56%
    PROPERTY0.57%CARE1.46%
    CO0.57%IT1.43%
    DESIGN0.57%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TRADING0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CENTRE0.51%M1.25%
    MARKETING0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    MANCHESTER0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    IT0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    40.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied501249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9054,531
    99999 - Dormant Company5643,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5523,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4332,624
    86900 - Other human health activities398,465
    86230 - Dental practice activities392,346
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified316,954
    43210 - Electrical installation245,625
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,129
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing245,145
    56101 - Licensed restaurants226,894
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles224,684
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,664
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2124,894
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands215,629
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate217,507
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2016,448
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified185,062
    43290 - Other construction installation182,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08429165 AMAANS HOUSE OF FASHION LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08431166 EDWARDS VEEDER ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08460900 COLLAPPORATE LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08431120 TECH CREATIONS COMPANY LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08448129 ROYTON RUMOURS LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08455581 SHAW AUTO POINT (TRADING) LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08429387 DIXIE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08449864 JNJ BARRETT LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08464498 SADDLEWORTH PROJECTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08431553 MTR ASSOCIATES LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08435115 SWR TIPPERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08444443 HOUSEMAIDS4YOU LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08454388 CARPETWORLD AND SLEEP TIGHT BED LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08461638 O & H PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08433498 A S PROPERTIES (UK) LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08437870 AK JOINERY SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08453579 VELVET CENTRAL LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08460983 ORCHARD TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08431949 ARTZ-I LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432719 BIKEANICS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    OC383157 TWEEDALE WAY PROPERTIES LLP 07 Mar 2013
    08435300 AARONS TRANSPORT LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08445761 LANCSCO PURCHASING LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08459963 MYNAC LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08460526 GARDENCARE (OLDHAM) LTD 25 Mar 2013