Oldham, Greater Manchester
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
- February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 305 companies were registered in Oldham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oldham UK 2014 305 150,722 2013 270 134,802 % change 13.0% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (305) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 93 122 90 New companies in 2013 89 86 95 % change 4.5% 41.9% -5.3% Record Year 2012 (93) 2014 (122) 2012 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 188 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 67.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oldham UK 2014 188 82,370 2013 112 77,914 % change 67.9% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (188) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 81 48 59 Closed companies in 2013 39 45 28 % change 107.7% 6.7% 111% Record Year 2014 (81) 2011 (59) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Oldham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 117 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oldham UK 2014 117 68,352 2013 158 56,888 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 12 74 31 Net growth in 2013 50 41 67 Record Year 2009 (53) 2014 (74) 2007 (84)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oldham 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -2.2% 30.9% -21.0% Record Year 2009 (0.3%) 2010 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.
21.9% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.14% CONSULTING 5.22% OLDHAM 0.97% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 0.80% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTING 0.80% TRADING 2.05% PERI 0.74% LONDON 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% S 0.69% CARE 1.79% J 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% SECURITY 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.57% BUSINESS 1.71% MANCHESTER 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENTERPRISES 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% (OLDHAM) 0.51% J 1.48% K 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CO 0.46% MEDIA 1.48% TRADING 0.46% IT 1.33% ENERGY 0.46% TRANSPORT 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CARE 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% CENTRE 0.40% M 1.21% CAR 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% NORTH 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 540 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 84 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 56 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 37,882 86900 - Other human health activities 34 10,273 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 27,750 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 30 7,300 43210 - Electrical installation 28 5,885 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 8,155 56101 - Licensed restaurants 26 7,965 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 23 5,130 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 9,358 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 9,284 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 20 5,537 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,135 71129 - Other engineering activities 19 5,477 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 5,521 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 5,988
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08830728 THE GRANITE STUDIO LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08832367 HASSAN OPTICAL LTD 06 Jan 2014 08836892 DAYBROOK DENTAL CARE LTD 08 Jan 2014 08849643 JANSOCH LTD 17 Jan 2014 08851873 FABIK TRANSPORT LTD 20 Jan 2014 08863185 JU-GLOBAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2014 08836793 NEVERMOWUK LTD 08 Jan 2014 08838062 EPIC CONSULTING NW LTD 09 Jan 2014 08849068 MICHAEL BREEN AND SONS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08860943 FLOWERS BY JEMMA HOLMES LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08865749 ROYALE-ERA CONSTRUCTION LTD 28 Jan 2014 08835129 ZEST ME LTD 07 Jan 2014 08835511 KB RECYCLING LTD 07 Jan 2014 08839806 SITE IN A DAY LIMITED 10 Jan 2014 08851507 LANA THAI LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08864618 DOCTOR LANE 1967 LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08864663 BRANCO SITE SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08868240 PATIENT CENTRAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08841882 GADGETS PEOPLE LTD 13 Jan 2014 08848307 TOFFEE WAFFLES 2 GO LTD 16 Jan 2014 08848892 M A RASUL LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08857198 MICRO SHINE CLEANING LTD 22 Jan 2014 08865225 EURO UTILITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08871800 INNOVACOM LIMITED 31 Jan 2014 08847079 SAFWAN M BAIG LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
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