Stockport, Greater Manchester
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Stockport when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous June.
- April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous April.
- The first half of 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous first half year.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Stockport when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,710 companies were formed in Stockport. This figure is 14.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stockport occurred in 2010 when a total of 1,710 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2010 1,710 203,749 2009 1,488 182,021 % change 14.9% 11.9% Record Year 2010 (1,710) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 783 companies were registered in Stockport during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Stockport UK 2010 783 98,612 2009 726 90,987 % change 7.9% 8.4% Record Year 2010 (783) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous June.
April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 275 251 257 New companies in 2009 248 224 254 % change 10.9% 12.1% 1.2% Record Year 2010 (275) 2007 (278) 2010 (257)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,213 companies were dissolved in Stockport. This figure is 19.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stockport occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,512 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2010 1,213 177,631 2009 1,512 289,236 % change -19.8% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,512) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 701 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Stockport UK 2010 701 94,954 2009 907 181,176 % change -22.7% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 182 259 260 Closed companies in 2009 250 394 263 % change -27.2% -34.3% -1% Record Year 2009 (250) 2009 (394) 2009 (263)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Stockport increased by 497 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2010 497 26,118 2009 -24 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (1,085) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Stockport during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 82 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Stockport UK 2010 82 3,658 2009 -181 -90,189 Record Year 2007 (476) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 93 -8 -3 Net growth in 2009 -2 -170 -9 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (152) 2008 (207)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The first half of 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2010 Stockport formed 0.8% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.8%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Stockport formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Stockport 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% % change 2.0% 6.8% -9.0% Record Year 1970 (0.9%) 1963 (1.0%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Stockport was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Stockport in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORWAY 4.48% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 2.39% CONSULTING 4.79% INVEST 1.91% CONSULTANCY 3.02% MANAGEMENT 1.52% PROPERTY 2.40% OG 1.05% ASSOCIATES 2.02% BYGG 0.91% TRADING 2.01% SERVICE 0.84% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% CONSULTANCY 0.71% MEDIA 1.80% NORGE 0.68% BUSINESS 1.75% TRADING 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% BUSINESS 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.56% MARKETING 0.52% LONDON 1.52% IT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MEDIA 0.50% J 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.46% CARE 1.41% CHESHIRE 0.41% GLOBAL 1.39% TRANSPORT 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.35% - 0.41% BUILDING 1.33% ASSOCIATES 0.41% M 1.29% CARE 0.41% IT 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSULT 0.39% GROUP 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 1,548 68,525 None Supplied 1,408 207,125 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 873 25,942 9999 - Dormant Company 178 19,842 99999 - Dormant Company 93 14,342 7414 - Business & management consultancy 71 14,598 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 13,490 9305 - Other service activities 59 8,822 74990 - Non-trading company 51 7,893 7499 - Non-trading company 47 13,997 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 7,922 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 45 8,262 7260 - Other computer related activities 42 9,122 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 8,590 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 6,684 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 24 2,405 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 8,285 7011 - Development & sell real estate 23 4,579 41100 - Development of building projects 21 3,945 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 2,916
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07249369 EXIRE LIMITED 11 May 2010 07266729 APNA MOBILES UK LTD 27 May 2010 07268061 DVD AND GAME LIMITED 28 May 2010 07267877 STAYBUFF LTD 27 May 2010 07261852 GJ FROST CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 21 May 2010 07260026 WHITE SPECTRUM LIMITED 20 May 2010 07258077 REDPULSE LIMITED 19 May 2010 07257859 EVOKE HOMES LIMITED 18 May 2010 07247264 SL360 LIMITED 10 May 2010 07265813 THE GIRLY GRP LTD 26 May 2010 07263154 LRS FSP LIMITED 24 May 2010 07259626 CONTRACT IT SOLUTIONS LTD 20 May 2010 07259576 FDL (UK) LIMITED 20 May 2010 07259257 VENTNOR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 May 2010 07256669 TAXATION (UK) LTD 18 May 2010 07252003 XXL NO NONSENSE NUTRITION LIMITED 12 May 2010 07251982 JJBS DIGITAL INK LIMITED 12 May 2010 07245808 SALEEM & CO LTD 06 May 2010 07241712 AIRBOURNE SKY LANTERNS UK LTD 04 May 2010 07262455 GRENABY FARM LIMITED 24 May 2010 07261423 TW RAIL CONSULTANCY LTD 21 May 2010 07260014 MELIOR EXERTUS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 May 2010 07243874 PAUL SCOTT NICHOLAS LIMITED 05 May 2010 07241623 JKAM MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION LTD 04 May 2010 07268319 MARTINSEN GJERDESERVICE LTD 28 May 2010
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