Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale 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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RochdaleUK
    2010137101,492
    200912794,671
    % change7.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (137) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010414947
    New companies in 2009433747
    % change-4.7%32.4%0.0%
    Record Year2002 (51)2010 (49)2005 (52)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RochdaleUK
    201011887,705
    2009165159,401
    % change-28.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010354142
    Closed companies in 2009274296
    % change29.6%-2.4%-56%
    Record Year2010 (35)2008 (58)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 19 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RochdaleUK
    20101913,787
    2009-38-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010685
    Net growth in 200916-5-49
    Record Year2008 (39)2003 (24)2005 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Rochdale formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Rochdale
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-11.3%20.2%-4.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1977 (0.4%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.1% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ROCHDALE1.41%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTING4.99%
    J0.98%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MEDICAL0.98%PROPERTY2.38%
    CARE0.87%TRADING2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SECURITY0.76%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.76%MEDIA1.75%
    CENTRE0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DIRECT0.65%LONDON1.59%
    CAR0.65%ENGINEERING1.59%
    (NW)0.65%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.65%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTING0.65%J1.44%
    (ROCHDALE)0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CO0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    PARTS0.54%IT1.35%
    CLAIMS0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    COMMERCIAL0.54%BUILDING1.32%
    M0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    P0.54%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.54%SYSTEMS1.26%
    MANCHESTER0.54%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied332202,902
    7487 - Other business activities14969,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2321,484
    9305 - Other service activities159,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities118,292
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1013,161
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460
    8512 - Medical practice activities91,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy814,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,183
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    5530 - Restaurants75,181
    7499 - Non-trading company713,408
    7011 - Development & sell real estate63,743
    74990 - Non-trading company67,649
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified57,767
    62090 - Other information technology service activities55,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391300 RDX INC LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389207 N.K.E. LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387765 ILTI UK LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07382606 NO 1 SUN CITY LTD. 21 Sep 2010
    07376623 ALUMINIUM & GLASS SYSTEMS LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07376150 KINGSWAY CAR PARTS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07368611 MICK BENNETT LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07362692 FRIENDS OF PARENT CARERS 01 Sep 2010
    07362492 B.S.C (ROCHDALE) LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07362332 B.A.R.C (ROCHDALE) LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393579 LEYBRAY MEDIA LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07392690 TATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07388583 SANTIAGO IMP AND EXP LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07378054 TEXTILEMART LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07377314 CARE TO CARE LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07368383 SUNNYS SWEETS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07363256 ESHCOL HOUSE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07392268 MED EXCELLENCE LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07388004 BP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387249 MJTENTERTAINMENTS LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07382979 GPS SECURITY LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07382778 ABLE ACCESS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07374854 ACE ELECTRICAL AND HARDWARE SUPPLIES LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07371039 SIMON LONG JOINERY CONTRACTORS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369234 AM GARAGE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010