Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any month in history.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 158 companies were registered in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochdale UK 2010 158 105,137 2009 135 91,034 % change 17.0% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (158) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 37 53 68 New companies in 2009 43 40 52 % change -14.0% 32.5% 30.8% Record Year 2006 (48) 2007 (54) 2010 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochdale UK 2010 117 82,677 2009 108 108,060 % change 8.3% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (117) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 31 35 51 Closed companies in 2009 14 22 72 % change 121.4% 59.1% -29% Record Year 2010 (31) 2010 (35) 2009 (72)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Rochdale during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 41 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochdale UK 2010 41 22,460 2009 27 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (95) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 6 18 17 Net growth in 2009 29 18 -20 Record Year 2009 (29) 2007 (35) 2006 (50)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Rochdale formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochdale 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.1% 13.5% 8.7% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.1% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.16% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% CONSULTING 4.60% ENGINEERING 0.95% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ROCHDALE 0.95% PROPERTY 2.50% J 0.84% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 0.74% TRADING 1.93% S 0.74% DESIGN 1.91% CAR 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTING 0.63% MEDIA 1.84% COMMERCIAL 0.63% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.63% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% EXPRESS 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.63% HIRE 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.54% CLAIMS 0.53% J 1.48% TRAINING 0.53% LONDON 1.45% LEISURE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.45% FOOD 0.53% GROUP 1.37% (NW) 0.53% GLOBAL 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUILDING 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% BAR 0.42% CARE 1.33% CARE 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.30% RECYCLING 0.42% M 1.28% MEDICAL 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.25% AUTO 0.42% S 1.23%
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 333 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 155 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 19 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 99999 - Dormant Company 12 13,808 7011 - Development & sell real estate 10 5,300 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 9,943 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 14,007 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 8 8,149 8512 - Medical practice activities 7 1,496 7499 - Non-trading company 7 15,398 86210 - General medical practice activities 7 1,098 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 9,659 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 5 9,325 5242 - Retail sale of clothing 5 1,676 46180 - Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products 5 411
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07170281 L & S INNS LTD 25 Feb 2010 07163243 SALE WATERPARK RESTAURANT LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07163231 PLOUGH & FLAIL LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07163170 ROPE & ANCHOR (DUNHAM MASSEY) LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07161898 MAXIM TELECOM LTD 18 Feb 2010 07161406 BLUE MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2010 07147286 LOCAL GROCERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07141493 EXPRESS SUPPLEMENTS LTD 01 Feb 2010 OC352046 PPI (WBAC) LLP 04 Feb 2010 07171334 ROSS CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010 07162830 S.T.U COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07158595 SHNO LTD 16 Feb 2010 07156908 PETER RILEY IFA LTD 15 Feb 2010 07147850 LAKSHMI MEDICAL CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Feb 2010 07145243 SUPPORTING CARE SERVICES AGENCY LTD 03 Feb 2010 07143487 STUART CLEGG JOINERY LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07171640 H&D COMMUNICATIONS LTD 26 Feb 2010 07170648 CONSIGNMENT DIRECT LIMITED 26 Feb 2010 07169617 ART ENCHANT LTD 25 Feb 2010 07167539 MEF SOFTWARE LTD 24 Feb 2010 07159764 ABMW LTD 17 Feb 2010 07153263 HANSHA GENERAL TRADERS LTD 10 Feb 2010 07151827 ALI ENTERPRISE (UK) LTD 09 Feb 2010 07149118 TASK FURNITURE LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07148709 JRME (UK) LIMITED 06 Feb 2010
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