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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
    07771705 SYMBIOTA INCORPORATION LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07771848 CHEAPER THAN EBAY LTD. 13 Sep 2011
    07774367 YELLOW CO DESIGN LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07784496 Z.C RESTORATION UK LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07787128 INDEES LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07793931 CONTRACT CRUSHING SERVICES LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07767632 EKLEISURE LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769754 WHITE WASH CLEANING LTD. 12 Sep 2011
    07781408 IKV TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07762495 ASHKARA PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07764594 B3 D.O.C. LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07764227 EMERGENCY PRINT EUROPE LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07771652 RUTLAND MARKETING LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07782406 HOLE IN THE WALL INN LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782435 GRIFFEN HOTEL LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782438 BUTCHERS ARMS (BOLTON) LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782451 GEORGE HOTEL (BLACKPOOL) LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07783965 BAGEL BAR LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07784049 PIZZA BAR LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07784437 A2ZWINES LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07784501 SW LIVING LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07789098 BANANA CLOTHING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07789124 VANILLA CLOTHING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07792782 KERSAL DALE CONSULTING (UK) LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07761722 JUNGLE MEDIA LIMITED 05 Sep 2011