Oldham, Greater Manchester
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 389 companies were registered in Oldham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oldham UK 2015 389 161,156 2014 305 150,722 % change 27.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (389) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Oldham when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 103 136 150 New companies in 2014 93 122 90 % change 10.8% 11.5% 66.7% Record Year 2015 (103) 2015 (136) 2015 (150)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 188 companies were dissolved in Oldham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oldham UK 2015 188 89,523 2014 188 82,370 % change 0.0% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (188) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oldham when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 39 71 78 Closed companies in 2014 81 48 59 % change -51.9% 47.9% 32% Record Year 2014 (81) 2015 (71) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Oldham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 201 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oldham UK 2015 201 71,633 2014 117 68,352 Record Year 2015 (201) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Oldham when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 64 65 72 Net growth in 2014 12 74 31 Record Year 2015 (64) 2014 (74) 2007 (84)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Oldham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oldham 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 8.6% 2.7% 51.9% Record Year 2009 (0.3%) 2010 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oldham was in 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Oldham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OLDHAM 2.26% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.72% TRADING 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTIES 0.92% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.77% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 0.72% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTING 0.72% TRADING 1.88% (NW) 0.67% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUSINESS 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.62% DESIGN 1.65% S 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% (OLDHAM) 0.51% CO., 1.58% M 0.51% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% J 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% FINANCIAL 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DESIGN 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEALTHCARE 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CAR 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% MEDIA 0.46% IT 1.30% NORTH 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% WEST 0.46% M 1.27%
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 562 288,953 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 137 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 111 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 74 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 61 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 30,825 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 38 8,607 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 38 10,200 74990 - Non-trading company 27 13,794 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 9,080 56101 - Licensed restaurants 26 8,909 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 25 6,557 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 24 5,331 86900 - Other human health activities 23 13,990 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 23 3,835 43210 - Electrical installation 23 6,139 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 19,098 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 7,682 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 18 6,815 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 11,600
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09467819 ROSA MOLLIS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09487170 PALMS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09491704 MONEY SOURCE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09517972 TAME WATER COURT LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09490849 SCRIPTO MARKETING LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09492453 BITO LTD 16 Mar 2015 09496018 NORRIS7994 LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09497283 REHOBOTH CLINICAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09501808 C BERRY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09503063 NAPIER AUTOS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09507025 CROMPTON & ROYTON CARS LTD 24 Mar 2015 09510242 THE NATURAL STRATEGY LTD 25 Mar 2015 09514641 J & S POULTRY PRODUCTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09516769 NSK SOLUTIONS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09505102 JLW ENTERPRISES LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09516625 QUALITY CLOBBER LIMITED 28 Mar 2015 09465796 MBU CARS LTD. 02 Mar 2015 09469516 FULLY CHARGED EVENTS LTD 04 Mar 2015 09471289 LUMI TRAVELS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09475432 IKPONMWEN IDUSOGIE LTD 06 Mar 2015 09494324 J MORRIS LTD 17 Mar 2015 09500853 ALL GLASS AND GLAZING (NW) LTD 20 Mar 2015 09507298 NORTHWEST INTERPRETER ACADEMY LTD 24 Mar 2015 09509398 MAGS TRADING UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09515430 ADNAN & SONS LTD 28 Mar 2015
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