Salford, Greater Manchester

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)SalfordUK
    2010155105,137
    200912791,034
    % change22.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (193) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010505055
    New companies in 2009493642
    % change2.0%38.9%31.0%
    Record Year2006 (61)2004 (55)2007 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SalfordUK
    201010382,677
    2009138108,060
    % change-25.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (138) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010323041
    Closed companies in 2009172695
    % change88.2%15.4%-57%
    Record Year1999 (41)2008 (53)2009 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SalfordUK
    20105222,460
    2009-11-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010182014
    Net growth in 20093210-53
    Record Year1997 (39)2004 (47)2007 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.3%18.9%8.8%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1967 (0.6%)1981 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDIA1.30%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTING4.60%
    R1.08%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (NO.1.08%PROPERTY2.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.86%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    GLOBAL0.86%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTIES0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    NORTH0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ESTATES0.86%MEDIA1.84%
    M0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    MANCHESTER0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DESIGN0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CITY0.54%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTY0.54%J1.48%
    SECURITY0.54%LONDON1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BEAUTY0.43%GROUP1.37%
    (MANCHESTER)0.43%GLOBAL1.35%
    EARL0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    MOTOR0.43%CARE1.33%
    WEST0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRADING0.43%M1.28%
    J0.43%SYSTEMS1.25%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.32%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied408228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7274,904
    99999 - Dormant Company5213,808
    7499 - Non-trading company3415,398
    9999 - Dormant Company3319,948
    74990 - Non-trading company338,149
    7020 - Letting of own property311,824
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified308,154
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1626,974
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract112,355
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering119,325
    9305 - Other service activities109,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities910,331
    86900 - Other human health activities93,445
    7450 - Labour recruitment93,809
    7414 - Business & management consultancy917,003
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate82,973
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities79,943
    5530 - Restaurants74,798
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,131

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07135325 TOTAL BEDS.CO.UK LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07127908 LE FLASH WEB LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07123856 FREEDOMA YORKSHIRE LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07123574 1DAFU ATAAS LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07117408 FUTURE GROWTH GLOBAL LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    OC351782 APOTHECON LABS LLP 27 Jan 2010
    07132607 NEWTIME TRADING LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07132478 ALPHAMEDIX LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07128855 THE VERITAS AGENCY INCORPORATED LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07126463 CARDINAL CONSULTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07137396 ABELES PROPERTY LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07137121 A.Y. TRADERS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136740 MONARCH NEWS MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133473 THE LOCAL LAUNDERETTE (NW) LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07126193 MORRIS & CO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07126041 FADVILLE LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125985 CALYVILLE LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125930 RADVILLE LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125922 LABVILLE LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07123633 HUNTERFORD DEVELOPMENTS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07118238 LET RITE LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07115830 HANDWELLSOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07132788 SONSHINE NURSERY LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07132482 CAFE LOGOS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07122443 BELGRAVIA LEGAL LIMITED 12 Jan 2010