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Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 160 companies were registered in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RochdaleUK
    2011160114,512
    2010137101,492
    % change16.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (160) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011455461
    New companies in 2010414947
    % change9.8%10.2%29.8%
    Record Year2002 (51)2011 (54)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RochdaleUK
    201110672,230
    201011887,705
    % change-10.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011313342
    Closed companies in 2010354142
    % change-11.4%-19.5%0%
    Record Year2007 (35)2008 (58)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 54 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RochdaleUK
    20115442,282
    20101913,787
    Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011142119
    Net growth in 2010685
    Record Year2008 (39)2003 (24)2005 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Rochdale
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change0.4%-7.3%17.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1977 (0.4%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    24.7% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADING1.72%CONSULTING5.11%
    ROCHDALE1.51%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    S1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    (ROCHDALE)0.97%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.75%DESIGN1.94%
    EMPIRE0.65%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CENTRE0.65%BUSINESS1.82%
    (NW)0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOUSE0.65%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTING0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    COMMUNITY0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GROUP0.54%LONDON1.63%
    G0.54%J1.47%
    LOUNGE0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.54%CARE1.42%
    CAR0.54%IT1.38%
    LEARNING0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    TRAINING0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SECURITY0.54%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    ACADEMY0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    SUPPORT0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied330204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12065,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8029,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2022,587
    9305 - Other service activities1710,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    99999 - Dormant Company918,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management915,760
    56101 - Licensed restaurants82,332
    8512 - Medical practice activities82,427
    86210 - General medical practice activities81,986
    86101 - Hospital activities71,050
    7260 - Other computer related activities78,686
    5530 - Restaurants75,640
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,321
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified72,917
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,018
    86900 - Other human health activities74,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07727126 REHAB ASSOCIATES LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07736477 K & T EXPORTERS LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07743895 LYMM DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744238 EVITAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07748107 KADAR LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07756165 ATM IMPORT EXPORT LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07756667 SECURITY EMPIRE LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07756703 SEO EMPIRE LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07734217 AMS QA LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07725554 PAUA TRAINING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07725564 PAUA CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728607 SARACEN VENTURES UK LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729145 BOOKING ONLINE LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07739202 ICD PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07739358 DE TAN LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07744785 DIBDEN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07751063 RAPID DEPLOYMENT SECURITY LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07755611 ANY OCCASION MARQUEES LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07746830 RALLY AND RESTORATION UK LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07724976 PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP (PTG) LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07729347 AHMAD & SALEEM PARTNERSHIP 04 Aug 2011
    07729487 RED MANGO LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732085 FOUNTAINS & FEATURES LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07736239 FIFE INSPECTION SERVICES LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07750563 VAGBREMTECHNIC LIMITED 24 Aug 2011