Oldham, Greater Manchester

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 323 companies were registered in Oldham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 26.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)OldhamUK
    2014323143,414
    2013256132,684
    % change26.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (323) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014123100100
    New companies in 2013888187
    % change39.8%23.5%14.9%
    Record Year2014 (123)2014 (100)2014 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 233 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)OldhamUK
    2014233101,670
    201321686,170
    % change7.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (233) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014787679
    Closed companies in 20136142113
    % change27.9%81.0%-30%
    Record Year2014 (78)2008 (102)2013 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Oldham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 90 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)OldhamUK
    20149041,744
    20134046,514
    Record Year 2012 (118) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014452421
    Net growth in 20132739-26
    Record Year2005 (47)2011 (50)2012 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Oldham
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change27.0%17.7%5.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.3%)2009 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 39.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    21.4% of all director appointments in Oldham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OLDHAM1.31%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.04%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    TRADING0.71%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT0.65%ENGINEERING2.07%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUSINESS0.65%TRADING2.00%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTIES0.60%CARE1.94%
    DIRECT0.60%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CO0.60%DESIGN1.70%
    TRANSPORT0.55%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTY0.55%J1.53%
    J0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SECURITY0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    (NW)0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CARE0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    IT0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    SERVICE0.49%CO.,1.36%
    TRAINING0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    GLOBAL0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.44%IT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied538278,481
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11228,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9657,264
    99999 - Dormant Company6148,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6040,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3729,313
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands317,917
    56101 - Licensed restaurants308,546
    86900 - Other human health activities2711,807
    74990 - Non-trading company2614,006
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet269,914
    43210 - Electrical installation255,922
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified228,501
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation215,083
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified205,857
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2010,361
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores203,702
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,890
    45320 - Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories171,139
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment176,630

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09197871 FLYING JONK LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09202607 VALENTINE SPORTS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09203795 MAKOFAST TRANSPORT LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09204576 TALK2DAY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09211201 YELLOW MELLOW RECORD LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09227466 HALIMA PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09232472 TORGRAT (OLDHAM) LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09241473 ARISAS MAKEOVERS LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09207514 SANDRA GREEN CLEANING SERVICES LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09212650 HENNESSY ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09216689 SHAYAAN & SUBHAN LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09223127 SPENCER AINSWORTH LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09224638 FOXY FABRICATIONS LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09237290 FIRE ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09240376 ALAN TURNER LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09240537 DAVIES WILSON LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09240235 THE GIN LAB LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09223217 SAFE STEP SUPPLIES LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09199782 PENNINE WINDOWS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09217949 RUZ TEL LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09230135 GUARDIAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09236613 GEMMA SMITH MARKETING LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09206573 GLM RECRUITMENT AGENCY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09235048 BUSINESS LAUNCHER LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09240799 ACCURATE GLAZING AND LOCKS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014