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
New Company Registrations
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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) Oldham UK 2013 256 132,684 2012 273 118,868 % change -6.2% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (273) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 88 81 87 New companies in 2012 93 82 98 % change -5.4% -1.2% -11.2% Record Year 2012 (93) 2011 (96) 2012 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Oldham UK 2013 216 86,170 2012 155 75,908 % change 39.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 61 42 113 Closed companies in 2012 61 55 39 % change 0.0% -23.6% 190% Record Year 2011 (61) 2008 (102) 2013 (113)
Net Company Growth
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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) Oldham UK 2013 40 46,514 2012 118 42,960 Record Year 2012 (118) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 27 39 -26 Net growth in 2012 32 27 59 Record Year 2005 (47) 2011 (50) 2012 (59)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.3% -9.4% -22.2% Record Year 2009 (0.3%) 2009 (0.3%) 2012 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.13% CONSULTING 5.27% OLDHAM 1.07% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% PROPERTY 2.53% J 0.75% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% S 0.75% LONDON 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% DESIGN 1.78% SADDLEWORTH 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% (OLDHAM) 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CAR 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% (NW) 0.63% CARE 1.64% CONSULTING 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% DESIGN 0.57% GLOBAL 1.59% ENTERPRISES 0.57% J 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.57% MEDIA 1.54% TRADING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.53% BAR 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.45% M 0.50% IT 1.39% H 0.50% M 1.25% SHAW 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% C 0.50% BUILDING 1.19% NORTH 0.50% CAPITAL 1.19% MANCHESTER 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% PROPERTIES 0.50% TRAINING 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 510 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 95 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 81 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 54 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 34,970 86900 - Other human health activities 40 9,203 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 34 7,590 43210 - Electrical installation 28 5,724 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 27 6,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 27 7,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 17,715 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 23 4,955 86230 - Dental practice activities 23 2,107 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 8,312 74990 - Non-trading company 23 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 8,475 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 21 5,382 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 18 5,160 56302 - Public houses and bars 17 5,437
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08638237 TOP END BAR TWO LTD 05 Aug 2013 08662010 MCL SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 23 Aug 2013 08669911 DAWN MEADOWS LIMITED 30 Aug 2013 08646364 BA GAS SERVICES (ROCHDALE) LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08661752 EYE FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 22 Aug 2013 08667261 P3 MEDIA LTD 28 Aug 2013 08638850 BRUNDRIT LIMITED 06 Aug 2013 08639929 FOX MICO LTD 06 Aug 2013 08642999 ALLSOPP 2 LIMITED 08 Aug 2013 08650122 NEMA ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 14 Aug 2013 08659889 PARADISE POST LIMITED 21 Aug 2013 08652947 INTERNATIONAL BONDED WAREHOUSES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013 08669172 J B TRADING (OLDHAM) LIMITED 30 Aug 2013 08669524 L & H HOROLOGY LIMITED 30 Aug 2013 08635965 UIB 131 LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 08640835 LENIENT RAINBOW LTD 06 Aug 2013 08644287 ANAM ALTAF LTD 09 Aug 2013 08647301 INSPIRING FUTURES PARTNERSHIP CIC 12 Aug 2013 08653266 CHILLI HUT & PIZZA BAR LTD 16 Aug 2013 08653453 Q & S PROPERTIES LTD 16 Aug 2013 08654917 HUMAN HEALTHCARE MANCHESTER LIMITED 19 Aug 2013 08657324 FACETS CONSULTING LTD 20 Aug 2013 08658506 M&G ARCHITECTURE LTD. 21 Aug 2013 08665556 ISMAEEL INT LTD 27 Aug 2013 OC386986 YELLOWAY PROPERTIES LLP 02 Aug 2013
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