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
New Company Registrations
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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) Oldham UK 2013 270 134,802 2012 291 131,491 % change -7.2% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (291) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 89 86 95 New companies in 2012 93 83 115 % change -4.3% 3.6% -17.4% Record Year 2012 (93) 2010 (94) 2012 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Oldham UK 2013 112 77,914 2012 151 67,576 % change -25.8% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (184) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 39 45 28 Closed companies in 2012 50 51 50 % change -22.0% -11.8% -44% Record Year 2011 (72) 2011 (59) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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) Oldham UK 2013 158 56,888 2012 140 63,915 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 50 41 67 Net growth in 2012 43 32 65 Record Year 2009 (53) 2007 (57) 2007 (84)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -14.2% 2.9% -14.6% Record Year 2009 (0.3%) 2010 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.02% CONSULTING 5.18% J 1.02% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ENGINEERING 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.30% M 0.96% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.76% TRADING 2.06% (OLDHAM) 0.76% DESIGN 1.79% SADDLEWORTH 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.78% (NW) 0.76% BUSINESS 1.77% DEVELOPMENTS 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CAR 0.70% LONDON 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTING 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MEDIA 0.64% MEDIA 1.63% GLOBAL 0.64% GLOBAL 1.57% OLDHAM 0.64% J 1.56% PROPERTY 0.57% CARE 1.46% CO 0.57% IT 1.43% DESIGN 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.41% TRADING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.36% CENTRE 0.51% M 1.25% MARKETING 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% MANCHESTER 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAINING 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% IT 0.45% TRAINING 1.17% 4 0.45% SECURITY 1.15%
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 501 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 90 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 56 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 32,624 86900 - Other human health activities 39 8,465 86230 - Dental practice activities 39 2,346 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 31 6,954 43210 - Electrical installation 24 5,625 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,129 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 24 5,145 56101 - Licensed restaurants 22 6,894 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 22 4,684 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,664 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 24,894 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 21 5,629 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 7,507 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 16,448 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 5,062 43290 - Other construction installation 18 2,914
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