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 07934327 ENIGMA MONEY LTD 02 Feb 2012 07944507 CREATIVE INERTIA LTD 10 Feb 2012 07945127 ENIGMA CLAIMS LTD 10 Feb 2012 07947673 TRAFFORD ROAD CONVENIENCE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07958390 DON TECHNICAL LTD 21 Feb 2012 07959310 TS CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Feb 2012 07932752 BGS PLAY LTD. 01 Feb 2012 07934450 YAHKINGS ENERGY LTD 02 Feb 2012 07951204 DEJI LOCUMS LTD 15 Feb 2012 07952266 ADAM JAMES HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 07959745 EAST MEETS WESTWOOD LTD 22 Feb 2012 07964804 RONAN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07964900 VOYAGE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07934903 YMF LTD 03 Feb 2012 07937866 SHORTBITE LTD 06 Feb 2012 07939075 MOWRE LTD 07 Feb 2012 07939533 CHESHILL LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07940689 TYNE TRADING (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07940790 H (WARRINGTON) LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07940942 SALFORD ALLERGY CLINIC LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07941291 NEFFE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07948734 METELL CONCEPT LTD 14 Feb 2012 07953493 CODE RED SECURITY PROFESSIONALS LTD 17 Feb 2012 07954546 ARCADIA DESIGNS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07966349 PRIME SITES (UK) LTD 27 Feb 2012
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