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.

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. 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)StockportUK
    20101,710203,749
    20091,488182,021
    % change14.9%11.9%
    Record Year2010 (1,710)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. 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)StockportUK
    201078398,612
    200972690,987
    % change7.9%8.4%
    Record Year 2010 (783) 2007 (112,283)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. 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
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2010275251257
    New companies in 2009248224254
    % change10.9%12.1%1.2%
    Record Year2010 (275)2007 (278)2010 (257)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StockportUK
    20101,213177,631
    20091,512289,236
    % change-19.8%-38.6%
    Record Year2009 (1,512)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. 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)StockportUK
    201070194,954
    2009907181,176
    % change-22.7%-47.6%
    Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2010182259260
    Closed companies in 2009250394263
    % change-27.2%-34.3%-1%
    Record Year2009 (250)2009 (394)2009 (263)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StockportUK
    201049726,118
    2009-24-107,215
    Record Year2007 (1,085)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. 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)StockportUK
    2010823,658
    2009-181-90,189
    Record Year 2007 (476) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201093-8-3
    Net growth in 2009-2-170-9
    Record Year2007 (183)2007 (152)2008 (207)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    20070.6%
    20060.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. 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
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.7%
    20070.7%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.8%0.8%0.8%
    % change2.0%6.8%-9.0%
    Record Year1970 (0.9%)1963 (1.0%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORWAY4.48%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING2.39%CONSULTING4.79%
    INVEST1.91%CONSULTANCY3.02%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%PROPERTY2.40%
    OG1.05%ASSOCIATES2.02%
    BYGG0.91%TRADING2.01%
    SERVICE0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.85%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%MEDIA1.80%
    NORGE0.68%BUSINESS1.75%
    TRADING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.59%
    BUSINESS0.55%ENGINEERING1.56%
    MARKETING0.52%LONDON1.52%
    IT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDIA0.50%J1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.46%CARE1.41%
    CHESHIRE0.41%GLOBAL1.39%
    TRANSPORT0.41%PROPERTIES1.35%
    -0.41%BUILDING1.33%
    ASSOCIATES0.41%M1.29%
    CARE0.41%IT1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSULT0.39%GROUP1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.25%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,54868,525
    None Supplied1,408207,125
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified87325,942
    9999 - Dormant Company17819,842
    99999 - Dormant Company9314,342
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7114,598
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6513,490
    9305 - Other service activities598,822
    74990 - Non-trading company517,893
    7499 - Non-trading company4713,997
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified467,922
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering458,262
    7260 - Other computer related activities429,122
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities298,590
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified296,684
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified242,405
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply238,285
    7011 - Development & sell real estate234,579
    41100 - Development of building projects213,945
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities202,916

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07236482 EASYSTEEL PRIVATE LIMITED 27 Apr 2010
    07229786 ECOBIOGAS SHOTTON LTD 21 Apr 2010
    07235661 WEIR EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 27 Apr 2010
    07237607 PROPERTY GENIUS LTD 28 Apr 2010
    07225935 L R I HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Apr 2010
    07220596 C N E CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Apr 2010
    07216799 FLOCOM CREATIVE INVASION LTD 08 Apr 2010
    07213795 ETHECOL LIMITED 06 Apr 2010
    07237214 PROPATO (UK) LTD 28 Apr 2010
    07236963 KEEP IT SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 27 Apr 2010
    07236370 MINI-GEARS HOLDINGS LIMITED 27 Apr 2010
    07231338 MERRY BLUE PROJECTS LIMITED 22 Apr 2010
    07228403 TAXES EASY LIMITED 20 Apr 2010
    07226053 FRUECHTE DES LEBENS LIMITED 16 Apr 2010
    07224735 SMARTCALL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Apr 2010
    07222655 FERRACOM LIMITED 14 Apr 2010
    07216365 KEY ESTATES (STALYBRIDGE) LIMITED 08 Apr 2010
    07214111 CARE SERVICE LIMITED 06 Apr 2010
    07213770 MY COMMUNITY UK 06 Apr 2010
    07211620 THE MANOR (THELWALL) LIMITED 01 Apr 2010
    07236530 BARRINGTON LEWIS HOME IMPROVEMENT LTD 27 Apr 2010
    07223806 ROBMARK DEVELOPMENTS LTD 14 Apr 2010
    07213850 PC PARTS LIMITED 06 Apr 2010
    07224208 TENDERSOLUTIONS ONLINE LTD 15 Apr 2010
    07217152 AJC EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 08 Apr 2010