Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Rochdale UK 2012 143 118,868 2011 160 114,512 % change -10.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (160) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 45 38 60 New companies in 2011 45 54 61 % change 0.0% -29.6% -1.6% Record Year 2002 (51) 2011 (54) 2011 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochdale UK 2012 114 74,772 2011 106 72,230 % change 7.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 32 47 35 Closed companies in 2011 31 33 42 % change 3.2% 42.4% -17% Record Year 2007 (35) 2008 (58) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochdale UK 2012 29 44,096 2011 54 42,282 Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 13 -9 25 Net growth in 2011 14 21 19 Record Year 2008 (39) 2003 (24) 2005 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -10.2% -29.1% -2.7% Record Year 1970 (0.5%) 1977 (0.4%) 1974 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 2.51% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SHOP 0.84% PROPERTY 2.35% INT 0.84% TRADING 2.08% COLLECTIONS 0.75% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDICAL 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% SECURITY 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% M 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ROCHDALE 0.59% MEDIA 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTY 0.50% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.53% SYSTEMS 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.46% J 0.50% IT 1.43% CATERING 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.34% HEALTHCARE 0.50% CARE 1.32% PROPERTIES 0.50% M 1.27% GLOBAL 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% (NW) 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSULTANCY 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.42% S 1.17% RELIEF 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 480 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 59 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,716 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,891 99999 - Dormant Company 11 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 14,774 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,943 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 2,544 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 8,437 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,203 56101 - Licensed restaurants 7 1,396 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 3,712 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 6 12,598 86101 - Hospital activities 6 1,397 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 5 1,783
Recent Companies
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