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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Rochdale UK 2013 166 132,684 2012 143 118,868 % change 16.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (166) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 56 60 50 New companies in 2012 45 38 60 % change 24.4% 57.9% -16.7% Record Year 2013 (56) 2013 (60) 2011 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochdale UK 2013 144 86,170 2012 116 75,908 % change 24.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 37 29 78 Closed companies in 2012 32 47 37 % change 15.6% -38.3% 111% Record Year 2013 (37) 2008 (58) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochdale UK 2013 22 46,514 2012 27 42,960 Record Year 2005 (62) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 19 31 -28 Net growth in 2012 13 -9 23 Record Year 2008 (39) 2013 (31) 2005 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 11.4% 44.8% -27.0% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 2000 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ROCHDALE 1.93% CONSULTING 5.27% CARE 1.14% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRADING 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ELECTRICAL 1.05% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 0.79% TRADING 2.08% DIRECT 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.79% LONDON 1.79% D 0.70% DESIGN 1.78% MANAGEMENT 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% MARKETING 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SECURITY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.69% (NW) 0.61% CARE 1.64% CENTRE 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% J 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% MEDICAL 0.53% J 1.54% M 0.53% MEDIA 1.54% S 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DESIGN 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSULTING 0.53% IT 1.39% MANCHESTER 0.53% M 1.25% CONSULTANTS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HOME 0.44% BUILDING 1.19% STORE 0.44% CAPITAL 1.19% MY 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% PROPERTIES 0.44% TRAINING 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 436 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 147 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 48 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 17,715 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 8,475 86900 - Other human health activities 15 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,516 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 6,651 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,590 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,271 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 12 3,449 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 10 3,022 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 8,312 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,228 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 4,955 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 7,531 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 3,922
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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