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.

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 (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)StockportUK
    2010894101,492
    200978794,671
    % change13.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (894) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010270316308
    New companies in 2009235243309
    % change14.9%30.0%-0.3%
    Record Year2010 (270)2010 (316)2009 (309)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StockportUK
    201052887,705
    2009738159,401
    % change-28.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010175197156
    Closed companies in 2009149184405
    % change17.4%7.1%-61%
    Record Year2010 (175)2008 (277)2009 (405)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StockportUK
    201036613,787
    200949-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (407) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201095119152
    Net growth in 20098659-96
    Record Year2008 (221)2007 (140)2008 (201)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20070.7%
    20060.6%
    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.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.8%1.0%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20090.7%0.8%0.9%
    % change6.9%18.0%-4.4%
    Record Year1980 (0.8%)1965 (1.2%)1966 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORWAY4.76%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.44%CONSULTING4.99%
    INVEST1.95%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%PROPERTY2.38%
    OG1.27%TRADING2.04%
    BYGG0.99%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SERVICE0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%BUSINESS1.80%
    NORGE0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTY0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDIA0.59%LONDON1.59%
    IT0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRADING0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.55%CARE1.44%
    CHESHIRE0.50%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRANSPORT0.46%GLOBAL1.42%
    MARKETING0.44%IT1.35%
    CONSULT0.44%PROPERTIES1.35%
    -0.42%BUILDING1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    STOCKPORT0.42%M1.28%
    CAPITAL0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    FINANCIAL0.37%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,59369,802
    None Supplied1,467202,902
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified85125,053
    9999 - Dormant Company17321,484
    99999 - Dormant Company9214,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7314,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5813,161
    9305 - Other service activities569,454
    7499 - Non-trading company4613,408
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified457,767
    74990 - Non-trading company447,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering387,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities388,967
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified306,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities308,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply288,183
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified242,339
    7450 - Labour recruitment212,972
    41100 - Development of building projects213,688
    5530 - Restaurants215,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07346258 THE MENS DEN (BOLLINGTON) LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346202 THE MENS DEN LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07344074 FRAMEWERK (LOGISTICS) LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342954 B & T ENTERPRISES LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342381 U-SHIP-IT LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07335811 HIGGINS MILLER SOLICITORS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07360308 CHESHIRE GRAPHIX LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07345823 FB LOCUMS LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07336749 TAB CLAIMS LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07351413 OF COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS PRACTICE LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07359116 THE PLANNING COMMUNITY LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07357966 INFO REVOLUTION LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07352241 SANTEX FABRICO LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07348418 FRANKWELL QUAY WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07343753 WORK DIRECT UK LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07339529 ENERGY 4 STRUCTURES LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07332263 LVN COURIERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07357348 UNDER AGE SALES LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355355 WINDOG LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07359888 EAGLECOMMS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07351918 RD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350652 HAPPY FEET (UK) LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347409 BOVELLA LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07343548 EVERYTHINGS ROSY INTERIORS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343281 WARRINGTON TEST CENTRE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010