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.

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 (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)OldhamUK
    2015389161,156
    2014305150,722
    % change27.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (389) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015103136150
    New companies in 20149312290
    % change10.8%11.5%66.7%
    Record Year2015 (103)2015 (136)2015 (150)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OldhamUK
    201518889,523
    201418882,370
    % change0.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (188) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015397178
    Closed companies in 2014814859
    % change-51.9%47.9%32%
    Record Year2014 (81)2015 (71)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OldhamUK
    201520171,633
    201411768,352
    Record Year 2015 (201) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015646572
    Net growth in 2014127431
    Record Year2015 (64)2014 (74)2007 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change8.6%2.7%51.9%
    Record Year2009 (0.3%)2010 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OLDHAM2.26%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.72%
    TRADING0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTIES0.92%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.77%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTING0.72%TRADING1.88%
    (NW)0.67%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUSINESS0.62%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%DESIGN1.65%
    S0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (OLDHAM)0.51%CO.,1.58%
    M0.51%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    FINANCIAL0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DESIGN0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HEALTHCARE0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CAR0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    MEDIA0.46%IT1.30%
    NORTH0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    WEST0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied562288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13729,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11158,522
    99999 - Dormant Company7449,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6143,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5030,825
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands388,607
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3810,200
    74990 - Non-trading company2713,794
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified279,080
    56101 - Licensed restaurants268,909
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets256,557
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation245,331
    86900 - Other human health activities2313,990
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores233,835
    43210 - Electrical installation236,139
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities197,682
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment186,815
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1811,600

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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