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
    07358149 DIVINE DWELLING PLACES 26 Aug 2010
    07357755 G&M CLAIMS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357388 DIVA DIVA LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07350008 FISHER LOGISTICS LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07341587 VANILLA CAFE LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07341060 ROCHDALE GENERAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07336420 SWIFT SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336069 AUDITR LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335662 ROCHDALE AUTO BREAKERS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07334953 HAJI MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333615 T & J SMITH FOSTER CARE LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07358673 TOYZONE LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07348389 ROCHDALE AIR GUN CLUB LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07345966 JST ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07345709 AUSTRALASIA DIRECT LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07345002 M.Z. ARSHAD MEDICS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07349156 THE PIER CAR CENTRE LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07348799 THE ROCHDALE ACADEMY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07346152 ADAMSON LEGAL LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07343549 VIVERE SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342838 ASCENT-ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342748 CCI (TECHNOLOGIES) LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07342470 THE CHILLOUT CATERING COMPANY LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07339595 REGAN HURST LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338781 T.F.K TRAINING LIMITED 06 Aug 2010