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Salford, Greater Manchester

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 191 companies were registered in Salford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SalfordUK
    2011191114,512
    2010166101,492
    % change15.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (191) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011506972
    New companies in 2010516451
    % change-2.0%7.8%41.2%
    Record Year2007 (57)2011 (69)2011 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Salford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SalfordUK
    20119472,230
    201012087,705
    % change-21.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (170) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011303925
    Closed companies in 2010394635
    % change-23.1%-15.2%-29%
    Record Year1997 (58)2008 (67)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Salford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 97 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SalfordUK
    20119742,282
    20104613,787
    Record Year 2011 (97) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Salford when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011203047
    Net growth in 2010121816
    Record Year2008 (41)2011 (30)2004 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Salford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Salford
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-10.3%-9.3%27.5%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1968 (0.5%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    22.5% of all director appointments in Salford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ESTATES1.39%CONSULTING5.11%
    FITTERS1.39%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    PROPERTY1.04%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTIES1.04%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING1.04%DESIGN1.94%
    ENTERPRISES0.95%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.87%BUSINESS1.82%
    MARKETING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADING0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PRODUCTIONS0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    (MANCHESTER)0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%LONDON1.63%
    J0.52%J1.47%
    LEGAL0.43%GLOBAL1.46%
    INN0.43%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    D0.43%CARE1.42%
    GOLDMAN0.43%IT1.38%
    ENGINEERING0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    WEST)0.43%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SECURITY0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.43%M1.25%
    MANCHESTER0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    INVESTMENTS0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    SALFORD0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied390204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8765,177
    7499 - Non-trading company3511,543
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,018
    9999 - Dormant Company2222,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1629,245
    7020 - Letting of own property141,806
    70100 - Activities of head offices142,479
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores112,240
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis112,929
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    4545 - Other building completion92,731
    9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment81,706
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities810,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management815,760
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing81,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07716414 DATACOM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718130 STELAZ CONSTRUCTION LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07689983 WARMAR GIFTS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690011 AGILEBOARD LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07700474 LINGTON LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701281 AUTOVALUE LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07703349 JAYS CONSULTING LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704173 THAMESFORD CONSULTANTS LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07708680 YJL TRAVEL LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07712222 HANLON ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07714333 VINE INN (NORTH WEST) LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07714361 LYNX'S MARKETING LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07719475 CLEETHORPES ESTATES LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07689407 BODY ESSENTIALS (MANCHESTER) LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07692257 SWALLOWS & DAGGERS LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07694075 J E BULLION LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695190 GOLDMAN DAY NURSERY LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07707642 S.C.F.S. (NW) LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709600 DEKATEK LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07712460 LAHER WHOLESALE LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07714485 ALIBURTON LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715890 CLIFFWOOD PROPERTIES (NO.2) LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07691460 RICHFUL LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07699583 WORLD SPORT AND MEDIA LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07714526 WORLDWIDE JOB CENTRES LIMITED 21 Jul 2011