Stockport, Greater Manchester
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous July.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous Q3.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 894 companies were registered in Stockport during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stockport UK 2010 894 101,492 2009 787 94,671 % change 13.6% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (894) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous August.
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockport when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 270 316 308 New companies in 2009 235 243 309 % change 14.9% 30.0% -0.3% Record Year 2010 (270) 2010 (316) 2009 (309)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 528 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 28.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stockport UK 2010 528 87,705 2009 738 159,401 % change -28.5% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 175 197 156 Closed companies in 2009 149 184 405 % change 17.4% 7.1% -61% Record Year 2010 (175) 2008 (277) 2009 (405)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Stockport during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 366 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stockport UK 2010 366 13,787 2009 49 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (407) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 95 119 152 Net growth in 2009 86 59 -96 Record Year 2008 (221) 2007 (140) 2008 (201)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Stockport formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stockport 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.7% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
Q3 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Stockport when compared to any previous Q3.
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% % change 6.9% 18.0% -4.4% Record Year 1980 (0.8%) 1965 (1.2%) 1966 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Stockport in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORWAY 4.76% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.44% CONSULTING 4.99% INVEST 1.95% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.47% PROPERTY 2.38% OG 1.27% TRADING 2.04% BYGG 0.99% ASSOCIATES 2.01% SERVICE 0.94% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.80% NORGE 0.66% MEDIA 1.75% PROPERTY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.59% LONDON 1.59% IT 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% TRADING 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.55% CARE 1.44% CHESHIRE 0.50% J 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% TRANSPORT 0.46% GLOBAL 1.42% MARKETING 0.44% IT 1.35% CONSULT 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.35% - 0.42% BUILDING 1.32% ASSOCIATES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.30% STOCKPORT 0.42% M 1.28% CAPITAL 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.26% FINANCIAL 0.37% S 1.24%
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 1,593 69,802 None Supplied 1,467 202,902 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 851 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 173 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 92 14,072 7414 - Business & management consultancy 73 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 58 13,161 9305 - Other service activities 56 9,454 7499 - Non-trading company 46 13,408 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 45 7,767 74990 - Non-trading company 44 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 38 7,634 7260 - Other computer related activities 38 8,967 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 6,460 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 28 8,183 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 24 2,339 7450 - Labour recruitment 21 2,972 41100 - Development of building projects 21 3,688 5530 - Restaurants 21 5,181
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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