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Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 190 companies were registered in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 33.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RochdaleUK
    2012190131,491
    2011142116,391
    % change33.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (190) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012567757
    New companies in 2011404557
    % change40.0%71.1%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (56)2012 (77)2010 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 42.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RochdaleUK
    20127667,576
    201113290,987
    % change-42.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012232825
    Closed companies in 2011554037
    % change-58.2%-30.0%-32%
    Record Year2011 (55)2011 (40)2009 (72)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 114 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RochdaleUK
    201211463,915
    20111025,404
    Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012334932
    Net growth in 2011-15520
    Record Year2012 (33)2012 (49)2006 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Rochdale formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Rochdale
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.0%46.3%-6.5%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1968 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    20.4% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADING2.61%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    SHOP0.96%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    INT0.87%PROPERTY2.37%
    COLLECTIONS0.78%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    (ROCHDALE)0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ROCHDALE0.70%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    (NW)0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%LONDON1.66%
    M0.61%J1.54%
    NORTHWEST0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    EMPIRE0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    S0.52%IT1.40%
    HOUSE0.52%CARE1.34%
    GLOBAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SECURITY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.52%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    CENTRE0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    BUSINESS0.44%S1.20%
    PROJECTS0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied340216,665
    7487 - Other business activities9352,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7835,233
    9999 - Dormant Company1718,617
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,637
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,113
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1019,704
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet93,439
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,931
    86210 - General medical practice activities82,594
    56101 - Licensed restaurants71,885
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands62,902
    8512 - Medical practice activities62,116
    74990 - Non-trading company69,729
    86101 - Hospital activities61,414

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932368 LDS SUPPLIES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933177 BERBER LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07934844 RUCA LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07945556 MSA CORPORATE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07959853 EASTERN FOOD & CATERING LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961065 GULF POLYMER SYSTEMS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962999 NORTHWEST GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964765 A J FASHION LTD 24 Feb 2012
    OC372653 TOMLU TRADING LLP 21 Feb 2012
    07934842 PLAKER PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07952357 SIMPLE LEGAL SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07959719 CARTER MIXERS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07961880 IDRIS INC LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07961948 NIMRAH TRADING COMPANY LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962466 PNS GARAGE INSTALLATIONS LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07970725 FURNITURE HUNTER LTD. 29 Feb 2012
    07931341 SMART HOMES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07939308 EG2CLICK LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941385 NORTHWEST SURGICAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945606 HEYWOOD PROPERTY LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07949422 INDEX FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07955604 KALART LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958284 EAMES SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07968774 SAHA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969351 MYSITECONTACT LTD 29 Feb 2012