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
    08127329 SALFORD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129453 ACCESS RIGGING LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08139441 THE SMALL PRINT LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08125871 COLLABORATION INNOVATION LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08126541 MEENAGE CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08129110 WWC CONSULTING LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08132915 LANGWORTHY ESTATES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08147746 POLARIS SIGNS AND GRAPHICS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149858 AMMI GLOBAL PARTNERS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08155707 N AND J LOGISTICS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08128407 VERMONT ESTATES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08141318 WESTNORTH PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08146547 OSMAN (UK) LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08147634 SL TEXTILES LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08147659 UMPIRE TRADING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151065 EMMCADD DESIGN ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151385 TTG ONLINE LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152303 FIRST POINT COMMERCIALS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08155030 LOGICALLY GREAT LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08157025 WATERPARK ROAD COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08161586 JOHNSTEPH&SONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08139239 OPTIMAL HOSTING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142651 MLP FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08147062 ELITE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147298 HALE TECH LIMITED 18 Jul 2012