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
New Company Registrations
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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) Stockport UK 2010 927 105,137 2009 762 91,034 % change 21.7% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 315 296 316 New companies in 2009 250 224 288 % change 26.0% 32.1% 9.7% Record Year 2008 (319) 2010 (296) 2007 (360)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stockport UK 2010 512 82,677 2009 605 108,060 % change -15.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (605) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 116 168 228 Closed companies in 2009 86 119 400 % change 34.9% 41.2% -43% Record Year 2007 (133) 2010 (168) 2009 (400)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stockport UK 2010 415 22,460 2009 157 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2010 199 128 88 Net growth in 2009 164 105 -112 Record Year 2010 (199) 2007 (196) 2007 (256)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.6% 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.
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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
January February March UK formation share in 2010 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% % change 16.9% 13.2% -8.8% Record Year 2010 (1.1%) 2010 (0.9%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORWAY 4.00% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 2.31% CONSULTING 4.60% INVEST 1.75% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 1.52% PROPERTY 2.50% SERVICE 1.03% ASSOCIATES 2.04% OG 0.96% TRADING 1.93% BYGG 0.89% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% NORGE 0.79% MEDIA 1.84% TRADING 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% FINANCIAL 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% MEDIA 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANCY 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.54% PROPERTY 0.51% J 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.51% LONDON 1.45% MARKETING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSULT 0.49% GROUP 1.37% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% GLOBAL 1.35% BUSINESS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% GROUP 0.44% CARE 1.33% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.40% M 1.28% TRANSPORT 0.37% SYSTEMS 1.25% IT 0.37% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 7487 - Other business activities 1,571 74,904 None Supplied 1,500 228,645 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 822 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 190 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 94 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 67 17,003 74990 - Non-trading company 61 8,149 9305 - Other service activities 57 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 55 15,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 48 9,325 7260 - Other computer related activities 47 10,331 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 8,154 7011 - Development & sell real estate 32 5,300 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 7,143 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 9,659 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 22 2,375 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 6,340 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 3,077
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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