Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 186 companies were registered in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rochdale UK 2014 186 150,722 2013 174 134,802 % change 6.9% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (190) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 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 2014 63 54 69 New companies in 2013 61 67 46 % change 3.3% -19.4% 50.0% Record Year 2014 (63) 2012 (77) 2014 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 49.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rochdale UK 2014 130 82,370 2013 87 77,914 % change 49.4% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rochdale when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 37 48 45 Closed companies in 2013 39 24 24 % change -5.1% 100.0% 88% Record Year 2011 (55) 2014 (48) 2009 (72)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Rochdale during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 56 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rochdale UK 2014 56 68,352 2013 87 56,888 Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 26 6 24 Net growth in 2013 22 43 22 Record Year 2012 (33) 2012 (49) 2006 (50)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Rochdale formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rochdale 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -3.4% -25.6% 25.2% Record Year 2000 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1988 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 2008 when 32.4% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ROCHDALE 1.80% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 0.90% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 0.90% CONSULTANCY 3.49% M 0.81% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTING 0.81% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 0.72% LONDON 1.88% (NW) 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.63% CARE 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTY 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% J 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% MANCHESTER 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.60% HOME 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CENTRE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.58% MEDICAL 0.54% J 1.48% CONSULTANCY 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% K 0.54% MEDIA 1.48% STORE 0.54% IT 1.33% GREEN 0.54% TRANSPORT 1.30% D 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% S 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% MAINTENANCE 0.45% M 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% CAPITAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 476 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 148 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 48 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 20 10,273 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 9,358 86210 - General medical practice activities 15 3,987 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 9,284 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 7,300 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,155 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 12 3,558 41100 - Development of building projects 11 9,855 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 5,732 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 9 3,708 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 9 3,103 56290 - Other food services 9 3,980
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08874778 BURY ROAD 1971 LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08875103 ECO GREEN WATER RECYCLING LTD 04 Feb 2014 08876015 DB DUCTWORK FITTERS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08876284 E-TECH (UK) LTD 04 Feb 2014 08877080 AUTOMOTIVESOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2014 08881637 MASTER TEXTILE LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08899823 GYM KITCHEN LTD 18 Feb 2014 08914675 MATERNITY PILLOWS LTD 27 Feb 2014 08915559 FAT UNICORN LTD 27 Feb 2014 08883276 SCORPIO WEB DESIGN LTD 10 Feb 2014 08888455 PHOSPHAR LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08893300 WOODFORD PIPELINE CONTRACTING LTD 13 Feb 2014 08893587 WOODFORD CNC MACHINING LTD 13 Feb 2014 08897232 PMUSHONGA SOCIAL CARE LTD LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08899447 EMM PERFORMANCE & PRESTIGE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014 08903091 MW CORP LIMITED 19 Feb 2014 08908133 DB PARAPLANNING LIMITED 24 Feb 2014 08872703 PANACEA TRADERS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014 08875794 GLAM WEDDING LTD 04 Feb 2014 08885116 FORCAR TRANSPORT LTD 11 Feb 2014 08886097 BJB ACCOUNTANCY & ENTERPRISES LTD 11 Feb 2014 08901083 GO LOCAL RC LTD 18 Feb 2014 08909461 JMR CONTRACTS LTD 25 Feb 2014 08910060 DARLINGTON NALEY TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08914713 GREEN DEAL INNOVATION LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
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