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Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 849 companies were registered in Stockport during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StockportUK
    2011849116,391
    2010927105,137
    % change-8.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011261262326
    New companies in 2010315296316
    % change-17.1%-11.5%3.2%
    Record Year2008 (319)2010 (296)2007 (360)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 642 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 25.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StockportUK
    201164290,986
    201051282,677
    % change25.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011205212225
    Closed companies in 2010116168228
    % change76.7%26.2%-1%
    Record Year2011 (205)2011 (212)2009 (400)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 207 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StockportUK
    201120725,405
    201041522,460
    Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20115650101
    Net growth in 201019912888
    Record Year2010 (199)2007 (196)2007 (256)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Stockport formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stockport
    20110.7%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    20070.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20101.1%0.9%0.7%
    % change-28.5%-22.1%-1.6%
    Record Year2010 (1.1%)2010 (0.9%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORWAY4.44%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING2.26%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    OG1.97%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    INVEST1.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%TRADING2.10%
    SERVICE1.17%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.87%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MEDIA0.83%BUSINESS1.87%
    BYGG0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRANSPORT0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    BUSINESS0.63%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRADING0.56%LONDON1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.56%CARE1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%J1.45%
    STOCKPORT0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    CHESHIRE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%IT1.41%
    IMPORT0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    IT0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    MARKETING0.45%M1.30%
    CONSULT0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.43%S1.24%
    NORGE0.40%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INVESTMENTS0.40%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,585202,798
    7487 - Other business activities1,46760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,17830,253
    9999 - Dormant Company13219,765
    99999 - Dormant Company9718,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6516,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5712,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5610,085
    74990 - Non-trading company538,695
    9305 - Other service activities478,740
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified427,788
    7499 - Non-trading company4111,316
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3310,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities337,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering296,183
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply257,000
    41100 - Development of building projects233,921
    5530 - Restaurants234,898
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified222,754
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale191,853

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07579206 RECYCLE UK NORTHWEST LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07576157 INSPIRED VENTURES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07573548 BUXOPLAS PIPE SYSTEMS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07567664 ISTANBUL GRILL (PRESTWICH) LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567634 EXPRESS PIZZA (EU) LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567461 ABU DHABI CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07563594 PRO-PAINT ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07561616 2011 SUPPORT LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07554994 PUZL WEB LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07554898 ACADEMY 4 DOGS LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07554185 PASSION FOR PRINT LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07551272 BRANDPRO LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549959 ASLT LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07546537 ADELACREATIVE LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07570398 NORTHWEST BLINDS LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07579351 ROMEC ENTERPRISES LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07572280 CARING HEART LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07567072 RUCHE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07586890 INVESTMENT HOLDINGS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07581045 STATUS SERVICES, REPAIR & RENTALS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07577838 AIRFRAME SYSTEMS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576935 ACCESS INTERIORS NORTH WEST LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576209 THAI-D LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07574321 J. SEMBATYA LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07568127 FIRST CITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011