Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 143 companies were registered in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RochdaleUK
    2012143118,868
    2011160114,512
    % change-10.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (160) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012453860
    New companies in 2011455461
    % change0.0%-29.6%-1.6%
    Record Year2002 (51)2011 (54)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RochdaleUK
    201211474,772
    201110672,230
    % change7.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012324735
    Closed companies in 2011313342
    % change3.2%42.4%-17%
    Record Year2007 (35)2008 (58)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 29 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RochdaleUK
    20122944,096
    20115442,282
    Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201213-925
    Net growth in 2011142119
    Record Year2008 (39)2003 (24)2005 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Rochdale
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-10.2%-29.1%-2.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1977 (0.4%)1974 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    22.7% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADING2.51%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING0.92%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    SHOP0.84%PROPERTY2.35%
    INT0.84%TRADING2.08%
    COLLECTIONS0.75%DESIGN1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDICAL0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SECURITY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    M0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ROCHDALE0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.50%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.50%GLOBAL1.53%
    SYSTEMS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    J0.50%IT1.43%
    CATERING0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HEALTHCARE0.50%CARE1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.50%M1.27%
    GLOBAL0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    (NW)0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSULTANCY0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUILDING0.42%S1.17%
    RELIEF0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied480331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7333,677
    7487 - Other business activities5935,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,716
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    99999 - Dormant Company1125,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1019,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1014,774
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,943
    86210 - General medical practice activities92,544
    7414 - Business & management consultancy98,437
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    74990 - Non-trading company79,203
    56101 - Licensed restaurants71,396
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,712
    62090 - Other information technology service activities67,869
    9999 - Dormant Company612,598
    86101 - Hospital activities61,397
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified51,783

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164855 FRIENDS OF THE CARNEGIE (CASTLETON) LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08174812 ROCHDALE RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB 10 Aug 2012
    08176172 HP LOCUM LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08185413 DAVIS CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186236 DON PAOLO LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08190557 LIXUP TRADER LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08192209 LIXUP IT LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08192388 Z.M SERVICES ROCHDALE LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08165514 SAMMAR LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08165847 A. C. TRADING (BURNLEY) LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167322 M MCLEAN SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08173361 SLINGCO HOLDINGS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174126 MARKTRUMAN80 LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08183013 RAZ FREIGHT LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08191007 EXCEL STATIONS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08195384 GTS (ROCHDALE) LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08197228 WINDLE ESTATES LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197433 SHADOW CLOTHING LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08164109 DPS 4 CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08173889 JIA PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174072 CHAMBURY CONSULTING LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08175530 PURE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (NW) LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08181891 INXPRESS GLOBAL LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182682 THE NEW SHAMWARI PROJECT 16 Aug 2012
    08188584 MUTSLOTS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012