Salford, Greater Manchester

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Salford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Salford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 215 companies were registered in Salford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SalfordUK
    2012215118,868
    2011191114,512
    % change12.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (215) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Salford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012747368
    New companies in 2011506972
    % change48.0%5.8%-5.6%
    Record Year2012 (74)2012 (73)2011 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Salford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 36.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SalfordUK
    201212874,772
    20119472,230
    % change36.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (170) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012534926
    Closed companies in 2011303925
    % change76.7%25.6%4%
    Record Year1997 (58)2008 (67)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Salford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 87 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SalfordUK
    20128744,096
    20119742,282
    Record Year 2011 (97) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012212442
    Net growth in 2011203047
    Record Year2008 (41)2011 (30)2004 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Salford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Salford
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change32.8%6.6%-6.6%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1968 (0.5%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 38.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    25.9% of all director appointments in Salford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.23%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.00%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ENGINEERING1.00%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRADING0.92%TRADING2.08%
    (MANCHESTER)0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    GLOBAL0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    M0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    H0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    J0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SALFORD0.69%MEDIA1.67%
    MEDIA0.69%LONDON1.67%
    ESTATES0.69%J1.55%
    MANCHESTER0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    FINANCIAL0.62%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CREATIVE0.54%IT1.43%
    LOGISTICS0.46%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.46%CARE1.32%
    EXPRESS0.46%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    ONE0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FOR0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    WEST)0.38%S1.17%
    DESIGN0.38%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied599331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company6825,035
    7487 - Other business activities5435,545
    7499 - Non-trading company276,164
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2233,677
    74990 - Non-trading company199,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1514,774
    70100 - Activities of head offices142,514
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis143,160
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,891
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate123,003
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,891
    56302 - Public houses and bars92,823
    9999 - Dormant Company912,598
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    86230 - Dental practice activities91,752
    7020 - Letting of own property81,149
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199025 QUAY ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08218438 FEELEY ENGINEERING AND SITE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08224932 NISSI ENGINEERING LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08200260 SIGNAL PATH MEDIA LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08204275 SALFORD SAVERS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    OC378241 KABAYAN ENTERTAINMENT AND PRODUCTIONS INTL LLP 07 Sep 2012
    08207961 MASAIRE SECURITIES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208868 ORBITAL FUSION LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08213963 SINO-ALBION CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08201016 GTG IMPORTERS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08206392 BROWNS AND SAMUELS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08206913 SHAK SHAK LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08216442 CORPORATE GLOBAL LINK SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222286 KEYHOUSE SECURITY LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223552 BASIX (UK) LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08229134 CAFFEOL LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230083 HA HEALTHCARE LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08233080 CHITOBAABEAUTY LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08234000 MIKVE TAHARAS RUCHEL 28 Sep 2012
    08234039 THE CAR CHASE UK LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08207432 INSITE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08218176 IASD LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08228246 MAID IN MANCHESTER LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08205736 INSET CONTRACTING LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08221099 GUKIS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012