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
    07328525 IDEAL SEATING LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327101 INTERPRETIS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07324552 NI'ELLE LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07322277 CLEARTWO LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07320486 CAREFREE HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07303852 REDIF LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07331927 MSTAR DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07323025 GR LOGISTIC & CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322300 EDIL METAL LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07320961 PINK ORCHID LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07319069 WAREHOUSE HANDLING & DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07315016 ARISTA EUROPE LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07307317 8 AND 10 ALNESS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    OC356110 RUNDEX OVERSEAS LLP 01 Jul 2010
    OC356537 VELRON TRADING LLP 19 Jul 2010
    OC356538 SUNROY MANAGEMENT LLP 19 Jul 2010
    07331479 WONDERSHIPPING LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07321167 TRIMENDOUS SLIMMING LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07314944 HM TESTING SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07314635 LEONARD PC LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07330412 ROB GOLDUP TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07330164 JEFF GOSLING HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07325246 TECHYTURTLE.COM LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07321425 STEPPING STONES MODELLING LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07320096 CYCLE EXPERIENCE (RETAIL) LIMITED 20 Jul 2010