Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous March.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 202 companies were registered in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Rochdale UK 2015 202 161,156 2014 186 150,722 % change 8.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (202) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochdale when compared to any previous March.
January 2015 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 2015 65 58 79 New companies in 2014 63 54 69 % change 3.2% 7.4% 14.5% Record Year 2015 (65) 2012 (77) 2015 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Rochdale during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Rochdale UK 2015 104 89,523 2014 130 82,370 % change -20.0% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 25 37 42 Closed companies in 2014 37 48 45 % change -32.4% -22.9% -7% Record Year 2011 (55) 2014 (48) 2009 (72)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Rochdale during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 98 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Rochdale UK 2015 98 71,633 2014 56 68,352 Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rochdale when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 40 21 37 Net growth in 2014 26 6 24 Record Year 2015 (40) 2012 (49) 2006 (50)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Rochdale formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Rochdale 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.2% -1.1% 4.3% Record Year 2000 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1988 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Rochdale was in 2008 when 32.4% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Rochdale in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ROCHDALE 1.50% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CAR 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.62% (NW) 0.87% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.71% CARE 2.13% MEDICAL 0.71% ENGINEERING 2.12% TRADING 0.63% LONDON 1.91% MAC 0.63% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.63% TRANSPORT 1.82% ESTATES 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUSINESS 0.55% CO., 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.55% J 1.55% TRANSPORT 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% CARS 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ACADEMY 0.47% GLOBAL 1.46% M 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.44% S 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% COMMUNITY 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% NORTH 0.47% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.47% MEDIA 1.28% CARE 0.47% M 1.27%
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 427 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 131 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 35 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 23 13,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 30,825 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 10,200 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 12,485 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 19,098 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 4,793 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 14 4,256 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 11,600 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 8,607 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 7,682 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 6,355 56290 - Other food services 12 4,729 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 10 3,579 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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