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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08127615 KIRIS COLLECTION LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08130997 FRICTION COMPONENTS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08133434 MICROTEC PRO LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08134152 MEGGEN LTD 09 Jul 2012 08138720 TEXTILES OUTLET LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08144178 MARIMAR LTD 16 Jul 2012 08147509 WE BUY SCRAP CARS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08155144 ASHWORTH VIEW LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08162946 UA MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08129572 EMPEROS TRADING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08130825 OAKWOOD INTL LTD 05 Jul 2012 OC376822 FATED LLP 11 Jul 2012 08138758 GREEN TAXATION LTD 11 Jul 2012 08141322 ZAC PHARMA LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08145339 DELUXEARCHITECTURE LTD 17 Jul 2012 08161863 SIGNED AND SEALED MARKETING LIMITED 30 Jul 2012 08129233 D ORWELL LTD 04 Jul 2012 08135128 A HUSSAIN & CO LTD 09 Jul 2012 08140456 REUSE RECYCLE LTD 12 Jul 2012 OC377007 UK JAPAN TOURS LLP 18 Jul 2012 08149949 CHADSWORTH DECORATORS LTD 19 Jul 2012 08151212 TANDEM RECRUITMENT NETWORK LTD 20 Jul 2012 08151514 NIGHTINGALE SUPPLIES LTD 20 Jul 2012 08153831 ROCHDALE PLASTICS LTD 24 Jul 2012 08154884 ROCHDALE POUND ZONE LTD 24 Jul 2012
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