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
    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