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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Rochdale UK 2011 160 114,512 2010 137 101,492 % change 16.8% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (160) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 45 54 61 New companies in 2010 41 49 47 % change 9.8% 10.2% 29.8% Record Year 2002 (51) 2011 (54) 2011 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochdale UK 2011 106 72,230 2010 118 87,705 % change -10.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 31 33 42 Closed companies in 2010 35 41 42 % change -11.4% -19.5% 0% Record Year 2007 (35) 2008 (58) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochdale UK 2011 54 42,282 2010 19 13,787 Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 14 21 19 Net growth in 2010 6 8 5 Record Year 2008 (39) 2003 (24) 2005 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 0.4% -7.3% 17.2% Record Year 1970 (0.5%) 1977 (0.4%) 1974 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 1.72% CONSULTING 5.11% ROCHDALE 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.19% S 1.08% PROPERTY 2.41% (ROCHDALE) 0.97% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.75% DESIGN 1.94% EMPIRE 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CENTRE 0.65% BUSINESS 1.82% (NW) 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HOUSE 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTING 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% COMMUNITY 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GROUP 0.54% LONDON 1.63% G 0.54% J 1.47% LOUNGE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% M 0.54% CARE 1.42% CAR 0.54% IT 1.38% LEARNING 0.54% BUILDING 1.30% TRAINING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.28% CONSULTANCY 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SECURITY 0.54% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.43% ENERGY 1.22% ACADEMY 0.43% TRAINING 1.21% SUPPORT 0.43% S 1.21%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 330 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 120 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 20 22,587 9305 - Other service activities 17 10,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,551 99999 - Dormant Company 9 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 15,760 56101 - Licensed restaurants 8 2,332 8512 - Medical practice activities 8 2,427 86210 - General medical practice activities 8 1,986 86101 - Hospital activities 7 1,050 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 8,686 5530 - Restaurants 7 5,640 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 6,321 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 2,917 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,018 86900 - Other human health activities 7 4,019
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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