Salford, Greater Manchester

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 190 companies were registered in Salford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SalfordUK
    2013190132,684
    2012215118,868
    % change-11.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (215) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013626563
    New companies in 2012747368
    % change-16.2%-11.0%-7.4%
    Record Year2012 (74)2012 (73)2011 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 167 companies were dissolved in Salford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 42.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SalfordUK
    201316786,170
    201211775,908
    % change42.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013483485
    Closed companies in 2012424926
    % change14.3%-30.6%227%
    Record Year1997 (58)2008 (67)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Salford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 23 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SalfordUK
    20132346,514
    20129842,960
    Record Year 2011 (98) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131431-22
    Net growth in 2012322442
    Record Year2008 (41)1995 (33)2004 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Salford
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-25.0%-18.3%-18.8%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Salford was in 2008 when 30.1% of all directors were female.

    19.7% of all director appointments in Salford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.30%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    SALFORD0.81%PROPERTY2.53%
    TRADING0.73%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    GLOBAL0.65%LONDON1.79%
    MAINTENANCE0.65%DESIGN1.78%
    TRADE0.57%BUSINESS1.74%
    HOUSE0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MANCHESTER0.57%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ESTATES0.57%CARE1.64%
    COMMUNITY0.49%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%GLOBAL1.59%
    40.49%J1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.49%MEDIA1.54%
    (NW)0.49%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ESTATE0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MEDIA0.49%IT1.39%
    M0.49%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    STAR0.40%BUILDING1.19%
    NEW0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENERGY0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TRANSPORT0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied535260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company9846,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5034,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4354,854
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3917,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3925,547
    74990 - Non-trading company2714,228
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2426,675
    56302 - Public houses and bars205,437
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet198,475
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate168,312
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment155,859
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate155,430
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands146,651
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,249
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,104
    68310 - Real estate agencies123,416
    73110 - Advertising agencies123,623
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified125,576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08638167 AMOREMODELS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08644150 TENANCY DEPOSIT REWARD SERVICE LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08644323 JAYNE CONSULT LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08661869 NESTOR ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08667360 AIMCON INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08670177 ENVIRO RAIL LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08645674 STOWELL SPIRE COMPANY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647647 AZURE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648926 KOSHER CARE LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08651187 SMARTPHONE ACCESSORIES LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08665466 IRIS PROPERTIES SALFORD LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08668936 DICKINSON BUILDERS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08645294 BROTHERS, SISTERS & MATES CONNECTIONS CIC 09 Aug 2013
    08645780 NEUMANN ENTERPRISE LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08646077 CHOMA ART LTD. 12 Aug 2013
    08646963 ONLY SHEA BUTTER LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08647736 SHAMROCK WHOLESALE LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08647781 THISTLE TRADERS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648661 FRESHLY CAKED LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08652701 SURPLUS STOCK TRADER LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08662421 GREEN CONSTRUCTION NW LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08666374 REALLY ELECTRONICS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08656320 ACCA TRACKER LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08665093 ORANGE ARROW EDUCATION LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08665909 FFLUR LTD 28 Aug 2013