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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rochdale UK 2012 190 131,491 2011 142 116,391 % change 33.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (190) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 56 77 57 New companies in 2011 40 45 57 % change 40.0% 71.1% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (56) 2012 (77) 2010 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochdale UK 2012 76 67,576 2011 132 90,987 % change -42.4% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 23 28 25 Closed companies in 2011 55 40 37 % change -58.2% -30.0% -32% Record Year 2011 (55) 2011 (40) 2009 (72)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochdale UK 2012 114 63,915 2011 10 25,404 Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 33 49 32 Net growth in 2011 -15 5 20 Record Year 2012 (33) 2012 (49) 2006 (50)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 20.0% 46.3% -6.5% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 2.61% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SHOP 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.30% INT 0.87% PROPERTY 2.37% COLLECTIONS 0.78% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% (ROCHDALE) 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ROCHDALE 0.70% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.70% MEDIA 1.72% (NW) 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INVESTMENTS 0.61% LONDON 1.66% M 0.61% J 1.54% NORTHWEST 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% EMPIRE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% S 0.52% IT 1.40% HOUSE 0.52% CARE 1.34% GLOBAL 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% SECURITY 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.52% M 1.27% TRAINING 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% CENTRE 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% BUSINESS 0.44% S 1.20% PROJECTS 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 340 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 93 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 17 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 16 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 19,704 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,066 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 3,439 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,931 86210 - General medical practice activities 8 2,594 56101 - Licensed restaurants 7 1,885 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 6 2,902 8512 - Medical practice activities 6 2,116 74990 - Non-trading company 6 9,729 86101 - Hospital activities 6 1,414
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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