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
    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
    08141193 DEAD PIXEL STUDIO LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08145898 RASHID PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146359 FALUK SHER LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147509 WE BUY SCRAP CARS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147548 ACCIDENT REPAIR SPECIALISTS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08155144 ASHWORTH VIEW LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08157827 ANJUM MBCHB LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08162946 UA MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08130825 OAKWOOD INTL LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08132259 CMV ALUMINIUM LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08138758 GREEN TAXATION LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08141322 ZAC PHARMA LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08150032 FIRST TOUCH SOCCER SCHOOL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 19 Jul 2012
    08156783 EXCELLING IN BUSINESS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157334 VALUE CLICKABLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08126041 PINKY TRANSLATION LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08129233 D ORWELL LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08135128 A HUSSAIN & CO LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08137081 DYCE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139616 AQUATECH LEISURE LTD 11 Jul 2012