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
New Company Registrations
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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) Salford UK 2012 215 118,868 2011 191 114,512 % change 12.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (215) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 74 73 68 New companies in 2011 50 69 72 % change 48.0% 5.8% -5.6% Record Year 2012 (74) 2012 (73) 2011 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Salford UK 2012 128 74,772 2011 94 72,230 % change 36.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (170) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 53 49 26 Closed companies in 2011 30 39 25 % change 76.7% 25.6% 4% Record Year 1997 (58) 2008 (67) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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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) Salford UK 2012 87 44,096 2011 97 42,282 Record Year 2011 (97) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 21 24 42 Net growth in 2011 20 30 47 Record Year 2008 (41) 2011 (30) 2004 (55)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 32.8% 6.6% -6.6% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1968 (0.5%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.00% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ENGINEERING 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADING 0.92% TRADING 2.08% (MANCHESTER) 0.92% DESIGN 1.87% GLOBAL 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.83% M 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% H 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% J 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SALFORD 0.69% MEDIA 1.67% MEDIA 0.69% LONDON 1.67% ESTATES 0.69% J 1.55% MANCHESTER 0.62% GLOBAL 1.53% FINANCIAL 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CREATIVE 0.54% IT 1.43% LOGISTICS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.46% CARE 1.32% EXPRESS 0.46% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% ONE 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FOR 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% WEST) 0.38% S 1.17% DESIGN 0.38% SECURITY 1.16%
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 599 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 68 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 54 35,545 7499 - Non-trading company 27 6,164 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 22 33,677 74990 - Non-trading company 19 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 14,774 70100 - Activities of head offices 14 2,514 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 3,160 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,891 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 3,003 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 2,891 56302 - Public houses and bars 9 2,823 9999 - Dormant Company 9 12,598 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 86230 - Dental practice activities 9 1,752 7020 - Letting of own property 8 1,149 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 4,997
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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