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Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RochdaleUK
    2011142116,391
    2010158105,137
    % change-10.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (158) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011404557
    New companies in 2010375368
    % change8.1%-15.1%-16.2%
    Record Year2006 (48)2007 (54)2010 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RochdaleUK
    201113290,986
    201011782,677
    % change12.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011554037
    Closed companies in 2010313551
    % change77.4%14.3%-27%
    Record Year2011 (55)2011 (40)2009 (72)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 10 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RochdaleUK
    20111025,405
    20104122,460
    Record Year 2006 (95) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-15520
    Net growth in 201061817
    Record Year2009 (29)2007 (35)2006 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Rochdale formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Rochdale
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-6.8%-25.3%-20.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1968 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.0% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ROCHDALE1.92%CONSULTING5.04%
    TRADING1.13%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CENTRE1.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    MEDICAL0.90%TRADING2.10%
    CARE0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    SECURITY0.79%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    S0.79%BUSINESS1.87%
    (ROCHDALE)0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    LOUNGE0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    J0.68%LONDON1.60%
    M0.68%CARE1.45%
    MEDIA0.56%J1.45%
    R0.56%GLOBAL1.44%
    CO0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.56%IT1.41%
    CAR0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GO0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.56%M1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BUILDING0.56%S1.24%
    COMMUNITY0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    FRIENDS0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied332202,798
    7487 - Other business activities14060,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8130,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,336
    9305 - Other service activities148,740
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,246
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1016,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085
    8512 - Medical practice activities91,699
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    86210 - General medical practice activities81,874
    56101 - Licensed restaurants82,736
    74990 - Non-trading company78,695
    4542 - Joinery installation6899
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply67,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,996

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07542919 CLAIMSLINK LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07539893 JAFLAS 23 Feb 2011
    07532205 SELECT AUTOS LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07530207 S & S STUDENT SERVICES LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07527869 OAKFIELD TRADING LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07516015 ANJUM MD LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07513010 EP FINANCE (UK) LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512900 BLUE LOGIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07543404 ATTIC TRADERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07535047 SMART DEVICE SUPPORT LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07532643 MLTRADING LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07528273 I.MATRON SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07523229 JAMEEL DIAMONDS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07539933 FRIENDS OF RAJDHANI 23 Feb 2011
    07539426 HAWA LOUNGE LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07539132 MONILE PUB MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07528534 DOM ACCOUNTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07526583 MADJACK HEALTH LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523500 D G MESSOM LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07523039 CDFS CONTRACTING LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518029 PUNTOS-R-US LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07514549 LAURISTONE LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07514178 TECC HAULAGE LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514068 OUTSOURCED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Feb 2011
    OC361973 NATIONWIDE MANAGERS LLP 18 Feb 2011