Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Stockport when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 927 companies were registered in Stockport during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 21.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StockportUK
    2010927105,137
    200976291,034
    % change21.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010315296316
    New companies in 2009250224288
    % change26.0%32.1%9.7%
    Record Year2008 (319)2010 (296)2007 (360)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 512 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StockportUK
    201051282,677
    2009605108,060
    % change-15.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (605) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010116168228
    Closed companies in 200986119400
    % change34.9%41.2%-43%
    Record Year2007 (133)2010 (168)2009 (400)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 415 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StockportUK
    201041522,460
    2009157-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201019912888
    Net growth in 2009164105-112
    Record Year2010 (199)2007 (196)2007 (256)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Stockport formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stockport
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    20070.6%
    20060.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous Q1.

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20101.1%0.9%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.9%0.8%0.8%
    % change16.9%13.2%-8.8%
    Record Year2010 (1.1%)2010 (0.9%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORWAY4.00%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING2.31%CONSULTING4.60%
    INVEST1.75%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%PROPERTY2.50%
    SERVICE1.03%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    OG0.96%TRADING1.93%
    BYGG0.89%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    NORGE0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    TRADING0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    FINANCIAL0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MEDIA0.56%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.56%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTY0.51%J1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.51%LONDON1.45%
    MARKETING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULT0.49%GROUP1.37%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%GLOBAL1.35%
    BUSINESS0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    GROUP0.44%CARE1.33%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.40%M1.28%
    TRANSPORT0.37%SYSTEMS1.25%
    IT0.37%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,57174,904
    None Supplied1,500228,645
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified82226,974
    9999 - Dormant Company19019,948
    99999 - Dormant Company9413,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6814,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6717,003
    74990 - Non-trading company618,149
    9305 - Other service activities579,038
    7499 - Non-trading company5515,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering489,325
    7260 - Other computer related activities4710,331
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified478,154
    7011 - Development & sell real estate325,300
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified327,143
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities319,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply269,659
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified222,375
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,340
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities203,077

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07160691 I QUEST CAPITAL LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158652 FINANCIAL DEBT HELPLINE LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158397 BLUEGROVE LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07153552 NESTA TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07148875 CHASE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2010
    07144729 ROBERTS & BLOCK LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07168111 COVER MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07169748 PULSE PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07167878 INCE BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07155392 MACHINE LEASE LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07150236 THE BIG BOYS SHOP LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07145095 UK CLINICAL PARTNERS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07166148 MERGANSER LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165150 AYYAN LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07153390 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (CHESHIRE) LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07148773 RJ CUNNINGHAM SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Feb 2010
    07170963 R&M ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07168993 PFT CONSULTING LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168049 FURNITURE DEMON LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07165516 MACH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164977 RED AND BLUE RESTAURANTS LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162862 FINANCIAL ETC LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07161602 BELLINI ROCKS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160190 BEDDARD LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159588 DATA (NORTHERN) LIMITED 16 Feb 2010