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

  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 (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)RochdaleUK
    2015202161,156
    2014186150,722
    % change8.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (202) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015655879
    New companies in 2014635469
    % change3.2%7.4%14.5%
    Record Year2015 (65)2012 (77)2015 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RochdaleUK
    201510489,523
    201413082,370
    % change-20.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015253742
    Closed companies in 2014374845
    % change-32.4%-22.9%-7%
    Record Year2011 (55)2014 (48)2009 (72)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RochdaleUK
    20159871,633
    20145668,352
    Record Year 2012 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015402137
    Net growth in 201426624
    Record Year2015 (40)2012 (49)2006 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change1.2%-1.1%4.3%
    Record Year2000 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1988 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ROCHDALE1.50%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CAR0.87%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    (NW)0.87%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.71%CARE2.13%
    MEDICAL0.71%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRADING0.63%LONDON1.91%
    MAC0.63%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ESTATES0.55%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.55%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.55%J1.55%
    TRANSPORT0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    CARS0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ACADEMY0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    S0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    COMMUNITY0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    NORTH0.47%IT1.30%
    DESIGN0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    CARE0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied427288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13158,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4029,218
    99999 - Dormant Company3549,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3043,081
    86900 - Other human health activities2313,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2230,825
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2010,200
    49410 - Freight transport by road2012,485
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1519,098
    86210 - General medical practice activities144,793
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating144,256
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1311,600
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands138,607
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,682
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,355
    56290 - Other food services124,729
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles103,579
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified99,080
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09420372 TILY INC LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421989 SUMERA SIDDIQUE LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09432951 HEGNER LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09438336 T W INVESTMENTS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09441885 24 SEVEN SEVICES LTD. 16 Feb 2015
    09454713 SQUARED CIRCLES LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09458229 MALIK MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09460494 TRADER SAVER UK LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09462093 AS YOU WISH EVENTS LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09421442 FOXHOLES BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09428189 VCIGS VAPOUR FUSION LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09434698 EASTERN KEBAB HOUSE LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09434893 AMBERBAY SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09443058 HORIZON WINDOW BLINDS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09459706 SJMITCHELL INC LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09425436 TREKKING PAWS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09425551 CRYSTAL CLEAR SPRING WATER LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09426425 MANDY CRABTREE CARE SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09432305 H-SHED PROJECTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09437964 VREXTREME LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440634 NORTHERNVC LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09445235 GEARTEX TRADING LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09449967 MB SCHOOLWEAR SPECIALIST LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09453169 TOMASZ SZYMKIEWICZ LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09457746 PLATINUM SECURITIES LIMITED 25 Feb 2015