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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rochdale UK 2013 174 134,802 2012 190 131,491 % change -8.4% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (190) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 61 67 46 New companies in 2012 56 77 57 % change 8.9% -13.0% -19.3% Record Year 2013 (61) 2012 (77) 2010 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochdale UK 2013 87 77,914 2012 76 67,576 % change 14.5% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 39 24 24 Closed companies in 2012 23 28 25 % change 69.6% -14.3% -4% Record Year 2011 (55) 2011 (40) 2009 (72)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochdale UK 2013 87 56,888 2012 114 63,915 Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 22 43 22 Net growth in 2012 33 49 32 Record Year 2012 (33) 2012 (49) 2006 (50)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -2.3% -13.6% -16.6% Record Year 2000 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1988 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ROCHDALE 1.47% CONSULTING 5.18% TRADING 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DIRECT 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SECURITY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 0.83% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTING 0.74% DESIGN 1.79% MEDICAL 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.78% CARE 0.55% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANCY 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CENTRE 0.55% LONDON 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ASSOCIATES 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% (NW) 0.55% MEDIA 1.63% MARKETING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.57% SERVICE 0.46% J 1.56% N 0.46% CARE 1.46% M 0.46% IT 1.43% J 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SYSTEMS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% DESIGN 0.46% M 1.25% BUSINESS 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% ARMS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% RETAIL 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.18% D 0.37% TRAINING 1.17% CONSULTANTS 0.37% SECURITY 1.15%
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 441 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 135 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 41 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 32,624 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 16,448 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,954 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 7,199 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 4,062 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,129 7487 - Other business activities 11 7,556 86101 - Hospital activities 11 2,314 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 4,684 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 10 5,629 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 9 3,226 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 7,507 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 6,894
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08427930 EDS INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08430792 SOCCER FACTORY SPORTS LTD 05 Mar 2013 08438346 FIRST STEPS COUNSELLING LTD 11 Mar 2013 08440571 ZEST WHOLESALE LTD 12 Mar 2013 08441060 WISTERIA GREY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08441391 ARROW DIRECT MARKETING LTD 12 Mar 2013 08454122 ROCHDALE BUS COMPANY LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08457351 IQCONOCLAST LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08425263 ULTRASLIM CLINIC NORTH WEST LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08426246 ULTRASLIM CLINIC LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08432066 LORSHO LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08437682 DENWEB LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08442182 JARVIS KNIGHT PAYNE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08446491 GLOBE INN (WARDLE) LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08452056 OPM OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY LTD 19 Mar 2013 08427632 CATER CLEAN LTD 04 Mar 2013 08432302 KEAGAN RESTAURANTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08432601 QMUNICATE MEDIA CIC 06 Mar 2013 08438387 THE LION'S SHARE LTD 11 Mar 2013 08442297 JC ELECTRICAL SERVICES (NW) LTD 13 Mar 2013 08443548 RKT TRUST LTD 13 Mar 2013 08445005 CENTURY DYEING LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08457364 FURBARN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08460114 ST MOT CENTRE LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08460510 MAID-CLEANER 4U LTD 25 Mar 2013
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