Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q3 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

  • September 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 256 companies were registered in Oldham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)OldhamUK
    2013256132,684
    2012273118,868
    % change-6.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013888187
    New companies in 2012938298
    % change-5.4%-1.2%-11.2%
    Record Year2012 (93)2011 (96)2012 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 216 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 39.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)OldhamUK
    201321686,170
    201215575,908
    % change39.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous September.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20136142113
    Closed companies in 2012615539
    % change0.0%-23.6%190%
    Record Year2011 (61)2008 (102)2013 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 40 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)OldhamUK
    20134046,514
    201211842,960
    Record Year 2012 (118) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20132739-26
    Net growth in 2012322759
    Record Year2005 (47)2011 (50)2012 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Oldham
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.3%-9.4%-22.2%
    Record Year2009 (0.3%)2009 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 2005 when 30.8% of all directors were female.

    20.7% of all director appointments in Oldham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.13%CONSULTING5.27%
    OLDHAM1.07%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.01%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%PROPERTY2.53%
    J0.75%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    S0.75%LONDON1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    SADDLEWORTH0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    (OLDHAM)0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CAR0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    (NW)0.63%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTING0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    DESIGN0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%J1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.57%MEDIA1.54%
    TRADING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    BAR0.50%PROPERTIES1.45%
    M0.50%IT1.39%
    H0.50%M1.25%
    SHAW0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    C0.50%BUILDING1.19%
    NORTH0.50%CAPITAL1.19%
    MANCHESTER0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    PROPERTIES0.50%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied510260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9554,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8125,547
    99999 - Dormant Company5446,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4334,970
    86900 - Other human health activities409,203
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified347,590
    43210 - Electrical installation285,724
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands276,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants277,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2526,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2417,715
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles234,955
    86230 - Dental practice activities232,107
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate238,312
    74990 - Non-trading company2314,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet228,475
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing215,382
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified185,160
    56302 - Public houses and bars175,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08675033 AFTJ LOGISTICS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08679276 ANDERS AND CAREY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08681496 HEIGHTS CONSTRUCTION LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08684650 EURO WASTE RECYCLING LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08687104 BETWS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08698072 IMPERIAL AUTO SPORT LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08705984 MODBURY DENTAL PRACTICE LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08675481 SURVEY SOURCE LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08702216 FAST PETER TRANSPORT LTD. 23 Sep 2013
    08704388 CADDY SHACK CATERING LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08710290 SPORTSREP LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08711254 JCH AUTOBODIES LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08689413 THP ENTERPRISES LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08697434 ESTADIO GRAPHITE LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08700197 PINFOLD FARM 1968 LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08680113 ALL AQUA BATHROOMS LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08694592 SCITUS PRINT SOLUTIONS EUROPE NORTH LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08695463 VAMA LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08701980 313 RENTALS LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08691464 A PLUS TRANSPORT LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08697446 MAKKAH HALAL FOODS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08709986 MY SPACE APARTMENTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08690246 WEAVERS FOLD LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08691301 JS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08697162 MILLSANDS LOCUM LIMITED 19 Sep 2013