Salford, Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Salford when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Salford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 198 companies were registered in Salford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Salford UK 2012 198 131,491 2011 174 116,391 % change 13.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (198) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 68 76 54 New companies in 2011 60 60 54 % change 13.3% 26.7% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (68) 2012 (76) 2007 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Salford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Salford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Salford UK 2012 140 67,576 2011 109 90,987 % change 28.4% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (140) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Salford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 50 49 41 Closed companies in 2011 44 22 43 % change 13.6% 122.7% -5% Record Year 2012 (50) 2008 (53) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Salford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 58 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Salford UK 2012 58 63,915 2011 65 25,404 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 18 27 13 Net growth in 2011 16 38 11 Record Year 1997 (39) 2004 (47) 2007 (69)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Salford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Salford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -2.8% 8.3% -6.5% Record Year 1967 (0.5%) 1967 (0.6%) 1981 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 37.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Salford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Salford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.11% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MEDIA 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (MANCHESTER) 0.87% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 0.87% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTIES 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% H 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% WEST) 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTY 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% (NORTH 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% ESTATES 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% M 0.56% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% J 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRANSPORT 0.48% GLOBAL 1.50% DESIGN 0.48% IT 1.40% INN 0.48% CARE 1.34% ENERGY 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% INTERNATIONAL 0.40% M 1.27% HOTEL 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% HOUSE 0.40% ENERGY 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.40% S 1.20% INVESTMENT 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 401 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 68 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 62 25,084 7499 - Non-trading company 29 9,102 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,729 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 14,303 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 3,448 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 2,746 7020 - Letting of own property 13 1,548 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,818 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 3,072 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 6,934 9999 - Dormant Company 10 18,617 86230 - Dental practice activities 10 1,834 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 19,704 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,356 56302 - Public houses and bars 9 2,795 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 9 1,837
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07978512 GOOD LIFE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07982755 JJB BANWO CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Mar 2012 07984538 PV TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2012 07992012 NEZIF LTD 15 Mar 2012 07996303 MONEYFX LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 08001953 CITYPOINT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Mar 2012 08002776 ST BERNARD SUPPORT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 22 Mar 2012 08013000 WOODS NORTH EAST LIMITED 30 Mar 2012 07983236 OOPSY DAISY LTD 09 Mar 2012 07990503 ELVANTIS LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07997509 STARS & LEGENDS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 07997885 ROAD HALO LTD 20 Mar 2012 07999983 PKT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 07973263 MAZELTOV LTD 02 Mar 2012 07973410 BAYIT PROPERTY LTD 02 Mar 2012 07974445 TONY BRODIE CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2012 07980730 SIGHET UK LTD 07 Mar 2012 07983117 KELE KELO SHOP LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07994018 ZY GEMACH LIMITED 16 Mar 2012 07999067 PREVENTION SUPPORT GUIDE LTD 21 Mar 2012 07974819 WELMONT HOLDINGS LTD 05 Mar 2012 07992818 BROCA (2) LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07999030 BLACK DIAMOND-MONEY LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 07999032 GOLDMAX PARTNERS LTD 21 Mar 2012 07996845 JAG FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
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