Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 166 companies were registered in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RochdaleUK
    2013166132,684
    2012143118,868
    % change16.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (166) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013566050
    New companies in 2012453860
    % change24.4%57.9%-16.7%
    Record Year2013 (56)2013 (60)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RochdaleUK
    201314486,170
    201211675,908
    % change24.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013372978
    Closed companies in 2012324737
    % change15.6%-38.3%111%
    Record Year2013 (37)2008 (58)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Rochdale during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 22 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RochdaleUK
    20132246,514
    20122742,960
    Record Year 2005 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131931-28
    Net growth in 201213-923
    Record Year2008 (39)2013 (31)2005 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Rochdale
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change11.4%44.8%-27.0%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)2000 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 2004 when 27.9% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ROCHDALE1.93%CONSULTING5.27%
    CARE1.14%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING1.05%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ELECTRICAL1.05%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%TRADING2.08%
    DIRECT0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.79%LONDON1.79%
    D0.70%DESIGN1.78%
    MANAGEMENT0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    MARKETING0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SECURITY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    (NW)0.61%CARE1.64%
    CENTRE0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    J0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    MEDICAL0.53%J1.54%
    M0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    S0.53%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DESIGN0.53%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONSULTING0.53%IT1.39%
    MANCHESTER0.53%M1.25%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HOME0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    STORE0.44%CAPITAL1.19%
    MY0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    PROPERTIES0.44%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied436260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14754,854
    99999 - Dormant Company4846,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3325,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2334,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2226,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2017,715
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet188,475
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands136,651
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified127,590
    41100 - Development of building projects129,271
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores123,449
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade103,022
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate108,312
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,228
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,955
    56101 - Licensed restaurants97,531
    86210 - General medical practice activities93,922

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671993 CRAVE DOCTOR LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08676956 FITTONIUM LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08677208 VINTAGE MUSIC LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08684739 24.7 CLEANING SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08689010 KHALIFAH LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08701699 GDF PARTNERSHIPS LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704655 LLC RADIOLOGY LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08710505 NORTHDENE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08711754 ROCKADALE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08672295 AICD LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673100 M.A MOT CENTRE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08680796 INDUSTRIAL CLADDING SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08682397 HOUSEWORX LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08685677 DOS INVEST LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08686281 FIELDHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08693226 QUDOS DIRECT MARKETING LTD. 17 Sep 2013
    08698369 EGERTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08700432 LEMONPEBBLE DESIGN LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700472 TOTAL DETECTION SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08705379 SABICO LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08685396 KAIZEN-DO KARATE LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08690514 CEL-HEALTHCARESERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08704704 CARTER CEBA LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706854 GIFTED&TALENTED LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08707906 HAREWOOD ARMS LTD 26 Sep 2013