Salford, Greater Manchester
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 155 companies were registered in Salford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Salford UK 2010 155 105,137 2009 127 91,034 % change 22.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (193) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 50 50 55 New companies in 2009 49 36 42 % change 2.0% 38.9% 31.0% Record Year 2006 (61) 2004 (55) 2007 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Salford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 25.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Salford UK 2010 103 82,677 2009 138 108,060 % change -25.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (138) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 32 30 41 Closed companies in 2009 17 26 95 % change 88.2% 15.4% -57% Record Year 1999 (41) 2008 (53) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Salford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 52 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Salford UK 2010 52 22,460 2009 -11 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 18 20 14 Net growth in 2009 32 10 -53 Record Year 1997 (39) 2004 (47) 2007 (69)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Salford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Salford 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -5.3% 18.9% 8.8% Record Year 1967 (0.5%) 1967 (0.6%) 1981 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Salford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
19.5% of all director appointments in Salford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDIA 1.30% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.30% CONSULTING 4.60% R 1.08% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (NO. 1.08% PROPERTY 2.50% INVESTMENTS 0.86% ASSOCIATES 2.04% GLOBAL 0.86% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTIES 0.86% DESIGN 1.91% NORTH 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ESTATES 0.86% MEDIA 1.84% M 0.65% BUSINESS 1.74% MANCHESTER 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% DESIGN 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CITY 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.54% PROPERTY 0.54% J 1.48% SECURITY 0.54% LONDON 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.45% BEAUTY 0.43% GROUP 1.37% (MANCHESTER) 0.43% GLOBAL 1.35% EARL 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% MOTOR 0.43% CARE 1.33% WEST 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRADING 0.43% M 1.28% J 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% COMMUNICATIONS 0.32% S 1.23%
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 408 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 72 74,904 99999 - Dormant Company 52 13,808 7499 - Non-trading company 34 15,398 9999 - Dormant Company 33 19,948 74990 - Non-trading company 33 8,149 7020 - Letting of own property 31 1,824 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 8,154 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,974 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 11 2,355 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 10 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 10,331 86900 - Other human health activities 9 3,445 7450 - Labour recruitment 9 3,809 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 17,003 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 8 2,973 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 9,943 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,798 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,131
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07170496 URBAN SKIP HIRE AND RECYCLING LTD 25 Feb 2010 07169008 BALMORAL WINDOWS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07168362 B2B WEBSITE SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2010 07158363 Z&S PIZZA LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07157682 TICKETSENSE LIMITED 15 Feb 2010 07151179 STARBIRCH INDUSTRIES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07147327 RAPTOR CLOTHING LTD. 05 Feb 2010 07170837 CYCLEFORECASTER.NL LTD 26 Feb 2010 07168906 P J JOHNSON (ENGINEERING) LTD 25 Feb 2010 07164585 RING OF BELLS (ASHTON) LTD 22 Feb 2010 07162752 BROUGHTON PARK PHARMACY LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07160714 WAZIR HEALTHCARE LTD 17 Feb 2010 07160125 PRIMEHIVE ESTATES LTD 17 Feb 2010 07157219 VOIP N DATA LTD 15 Feb 2010 07152787 VIC SECURITY MANANGEMENT LTD 10 Feb 2010 07149821 TOURISM SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Feb 2010 07144409 RINKLATCH LTD 03 Feb 2010 07141627 EXPERTBUSINESS UK LIMITED 01 Feb 2010 07171665 SURE FIRE ODDS LTD 26 Feb 2010 07160269 UMBRELLA INTERACTIVE LTD 17 Feb 2010 07155013 R (NO. 8) LTD 11 Feb 2010 07154983 R (NO. 9) LTD 11 Feb 2010 07154955 R (NO. 5) LTD 11 Feb 2010 07154885 R (NO. 4) LTD 11 Feb 2010 07154883 R (NO. 3) LTD 11 Feb 2010
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