Salford, Greater Manchester

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 190 companies were registered in Salford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SalfordUK
    2013190134,802
    2012198131,491
    % change-4.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (198) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013616762
    New companies in 2012687654
    % change-10.3%-11.8%14.8%
    Record Year2012 (68)2012 (76)2007 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Salford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SalfordUK
    20139277,914
    201210067,576
    % change-8.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (138) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013293429
    Closed companies in 2012403624
    % change-27.5%-5.6%21%
    Record Year2011 (45)2008 (52)2009 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Salford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 98 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SalfordUK
    20139856,888
    20129863,915
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013323333
    Net growth in 2012284030
    Record Year1997 (39)2004 (47)2007 (69)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Salford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Salford
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-19.6%-12.5%18.7%
    Record Year1997 (0.3%)1996 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Salford was in 2008 when 25.6% of all directors were female.

    9.3% of all director appointments in Salford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTING5.18%
    PROPERTY1.12%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ENGINEERING1.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRADING0.96%PROPERTY2.44%
    ESTATES0.88%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.88%DESIGN1.79%
    GLOBAL0.72%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MANCHESTER0.72%BUSINESS1.77%
    SALFORD0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    M0.64%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CENTRE0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ESTATE0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    (MANCHESTER)0.48%J1.56%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%CARE1.46%
    CO0.40%IT1.43%
    MOTORS0.40%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUSINESS0.40%PROPERTIES1.36%
    (NW)0.40%M1.25%
    FOR0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    MAINTENANCE0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    )0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    MEDIA0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied483249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company10143,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3954,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3823,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3732,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3216,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2624,894
    74990 - Non-trading company2614,129
    56302 - Public houses and bars184,952
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate175,059
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis155,104
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet157,199
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment155,248
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands145,629
    62012 - Business and domestic software development138,099
    86900 - Other human health activities138,465
    7487 - Other business activities127,556
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified115,062
    73110 - Advertising agencies113,408

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385215 SHI WEI XIAN RESTAURANT LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08399513 MORIDA WESTERN LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08404892 EAZY LOANS LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08411385 JBS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08416780 FLAVOURS FOUND LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08421669 DANNY PARKS ENGINEERS LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08424513 ENGLANCER LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08387645 BEST CARE DAY NURSERY LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08390162 DEBNET SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08400155 NU AGRO LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08403251 GREEN MAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08405625 ENIGMA BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08412652 CHERISHED DATES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414054 CROWLEY GROUND SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08416490 SARZ E CONSULTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418215 VIP APPEARANCES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08389779 REGENCY CALL CENTRE LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08393692 HEBREW PUBLISHING LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08408934 BLUE OCEAN PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08415185 SUBHASH VIJ LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08385104 BITES RESTAURANTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08390155 TOUCH GLOBAL EXPORT LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    OC382224 48 FRAMES LLP 06 Feb 2013
    08396514 4RESOURCERY LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398482 CONFIDENT PARTNERS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013