Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 174 companies were registered in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RochdaleUK
    2013174134,802
    2012190131,491
    % change-8.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (190) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013616746
    New companies in 2012567757
    % change8.9%-13.0%-19.3%
    Record Year2013 (61)2012 (77)2010 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RochdaleUK
    20138777,914
    20127667,576
    % change14.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013392424
    Closed companies in 2012232825
    % change69.6%-14.3%-4%
    Record Year2011 (55)2011 (40)2009 (72)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 87 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RochdaleUK
    20138756,888
    201211463,915
    Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013224322
    Net growth in 2012334932
    Record Year2012 (33)2012 (49)2006 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Rochdale formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Rochdale
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-2.3%-13.6%-16.6%
    Record Year2000 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1988 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 2008 when 32.4% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ROCHDALE1.47%CONSULTING5.18%
    TRADING1.38%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    DIRECT1.01%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SECURITY0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT0.83%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.74%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDICAL0.64%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CARE0.55%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CENTRE0.55%LONDON1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    (NW)0.55%MEDIA1.63%
    MARKETING0.55%GLOBAL1.57%
    SERVICE0.46%J1.56%
    N0.46%CARE1.46%
    M0.46%IT1.43%
    J0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SYSTEMS0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.46%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    ARMS0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    RETAIL0.37%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    D0.37%TRAINING1.17%
    CONSULTANTS0.37%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied441249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13554,531
    99999 - Dormant Company4143,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2224,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1823,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1732,624
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1616,448
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified156,954
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet147,199
    86210 - General medical practice activities144,062
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,664
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,129
    7487 - Other business activities117,556
    86101 - Hospital activities112,314
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,684
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands105,629
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores93,226
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate97,507
    56101 - Licensed restaurants96,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344527 BRICKS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08345726 SMARTCENTREUK LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08347528 LE VISAGE ELEGANT LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350847 LITTLE AMERICA DINERS LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08353715 CAPITOL TAXIS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353729 CONNECT TAXI HIRE LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354061 ROLLERCITY DINER LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08355679 LG 4 LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356370 DAISY BUSINESS LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08361345 HAS RESOURCES LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08367330 MY ACCIDENT CLAIM DIRECT LTD. 21 Jan 2013
    08375372 SHARKBYTE TRADING LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377115 ALARM REPAIRS ROCHDALE LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08349780 AME (UK) LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08352114 LIBERATE4LIFE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352236 SMALLBRIDGE ROCHDALE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08356602 MEDIPHASE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08363457 CLEAR WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08370652 HEAD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08376260 SAMMY MOTORS (UK) LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08347112 BAZZINGA LTD. 04 Jan 2013
    08354282 KAI NETWORKS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08357480 SOLUTIONS & LOGISTICS LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08364228 WIKID WARDROBE LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08364790 FLYING HIGH TRAINING LIMITED 17 Jan 2013