Salford, Greater Manchester

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 166 companies were registered in Salford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SalfordUK
    2010166101,492
    200912894,671
    % change29.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (166) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010516451
    New companies in 2009443945
    % change15.9%64.1%13.3%
    Record Year2007 (57)2010 (64)2004 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Salford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SalfordUK
    201012087,705
    2009170159,401
    % change-29.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (170) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010394635
    Closed companies in 2009305288
    % change30.0%-11.5%-60%
    Record Year1997 (58)2008 (67)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Salford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 46 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SalfordUK
    20104613,787
    2009-42-64,730
    Record Year 1996 (80) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010121816
    Net growth in 200914-13-43
    Record Year2008 (41)1996 (24)2004 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Salford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Salford
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.8%48.9%8.7%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1968 (0.5%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 40.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Salford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    18.8% of all director appointments in Salford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ESTATES1.20%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTING4.99%
    TRADING1.10%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SOLAR1.10%PROPERTY2.38%
    R1.00%TRADING2.04%
    GLOBAL1.00%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    (NO.1.00%DESIGN1.93%
    DISCOVERY0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    INVESTMENTS0.90%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%MEDIA1.75%
    MANCHESTER0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.70%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.70%ENGINEERING1.59%
    BUSINESS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDIA0.60%CARE1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.60%J1.44%
    PROPERTY0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUILDING0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%IT1.35%
    ENERGY0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    NORTH0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    SECURITY0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.50%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    GROUP0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied371202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8069,802
    99999 - Dormant Company5314,072
    7499 - Non-trading company2813,408
    9999 - Dormant Company2521,484
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified257,767
    74990 - Non-trading company227,649
    7020 - Letting of own property171,639
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1125,053
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract112,472
    7450 - Labour recruitment102,972
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1013,161
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores92,205
    86900 - Other human health activities93,361
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    7414 - Business & management consultancy814,940
    7011 - Development & sell real estate73,743
    4545 - Other building completion72,970

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392774 MONEY GUARDIANS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07379554 VISTA FRACTIONAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379220 INVICTA ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07375729 88 LETTINGS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07361808 GOLD RUN TRAVEL LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07383137 ONE WORLD CLOTHING INTERNATIONAL LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07378207 KMO GLOBAL LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07375787 SAMUEL CHARLES INTERIORS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07371731 READ AEROSPACE SYSTEMS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07371273 BLUEBELL ENGINEERING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07363240 C & S SKIP HIRE (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07392281 H.T.T. CONSULTANTS LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07390400 JS BULLION LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07388546 H.T.T. INTERNET LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07388533 VIPER & VINE LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07381058 SIENNA APPAREL LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07380065 SCISSOR HANDS ( SALFORD) LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07380045 P.J.H. CERAMICS (MANCHESTER) LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07374581 S G LASER ETCHING LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07368629 LIZZIZ FOR HAIR LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07388236 KAAD LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07380013 INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, MANCHESTER LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07372491 LPC HULTON LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07369494 ENERGY COST REDUCTION LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368795 KAT LEE PROMOTIONS LTD 08 Sep 2010