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

  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 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)RochdaleUK
    2010158105,137
    200913591,034
    % change17.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (158) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010375368
    New companies in 2009434052
    % change-14.0%32.5%30.8%
    Record Year2006 (48)2007 (54)2010 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RochdaleUK
    201011782,677
    2009108108,060
    % change8.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (117) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010313551
    Closed companies in 2009142272
    % change121.4%59.1%-29%
    Record Year2010 (31)2010 (35)2009 (72)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RochdaleUK
    20104122,460
    200927-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (95) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201061817
    Net growth in 20092918-20
    Record Year2009 (29)2007 (35)2006 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.1%13.5%8.7%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1968 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%CONSULTING4.60%
    ENGINEERING0.95%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ROCHDALE0.95%PROPERTY2.50%
    J0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY0.74%TRADING1.93%
    S0.74%DESIGN1.91%
    CAR0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTING0.63%MEDIA1.84%
    COMMERCIAL0.63%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    EXPRESS0.53%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    HIRE0.53%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CLAIMS0.53%J1.48%
    TRAINING0.53%LONDON1.45%
    LEISURE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    FOOD0.53%GROUP1.37%
    (NW)0.53%GLOBAL1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    BAR0.42%CARE1.33%
    CARE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RECYCLING0.42%M1.28%
    MEDICAL0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    AUTO0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied333228,645
    7487 - Other business activities15574,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6726,974
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    99999 - Dormant Company1213,808
    7011 - Development & sell real estate105,300
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities109,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1014,007
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,143
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    8512 - Medical practice activities71,496
    7499 - Non-trading company715,398
    86210 - General medical practice activities71,098
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply69,659
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering59,325
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing51,676
    46180 - Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products5411

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07207418 JA CONSTRUCTION (ROCHDALE) LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07202583 CFD PROJECTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07194552 MALCOLM ANDREWS & CO LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07185433 ALADDINS FAST FOOD LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07180111 THE ROYAL TOBY HOTEL (CASTLETON) LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07177268 G & P HALL LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07176954 WORLDWIDE METALS RECYCLING LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07209355 B & J PAINTERS & DECORATORS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07207834 CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTS LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07207732 CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTANCY LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07207347 SOLOMON WINES & SPIRITS LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07204448 COMPUTER PLAZA LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07203684 BOUTIQUE 101 LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202282 CUTTZ 4 MUTTZ LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07198080 ROLLINS COMMERCIAL LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07184456 RMG HYGIENIST LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07175582 TRIAD INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07205943 WILLIAM WOOD DESIGNS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07200895 ADULT COMMUNITY ESOL LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07191449 S S FURNITURE WORLD LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07187317 GROVE MOTOR COMPANY (NW) LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07184805 COBURNS OF ROCHDALE LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07178160 PHYSIO WORKS (NW) LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176731 LINEA DESIGNS LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07176702 RICHMOND HALL LTD 03 Mar 2010