Stockport, Greater Manchester
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,585 companies were formed in Stockport. This figure is 7.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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) Stockport UK 2011 1,585 228,735 2010 1,710 203,749 % change -7.3% 12.3% Record Year 2010 (1,710) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 736 companies were registered in Stockport during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Stockport UK 2011 736 112,344 2010 783 98,612 % change -6.0% 13.9% Record Year 2010 (783) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 224 256 256 New companies in 2010 275 251 257 % change -18.5% 2.0% -0.4% Record Year 2010 (275) 2007 (278) 2010 (257)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,321 companies were dissolved in Stockport. This figure is 8.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
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) Stockport UK 2011 1,321 162,310 2010 1,213 177,631 % change 8.9% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,512) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 679 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Stockport UK 2011 679 71,324 2010 701 94,954 % change -3.1% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 187 289 203 Closed companies in 2010 182 259 260 % change 2.7% 11.6% -22% Record Year 2009 (250) 2009 (394) 2009 (263)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Stockport increased by 264 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2011 264 66,425 2010 497 26,118 Record Year 2007 (1,085) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Stockport during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 57 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Stockport UK 2011 57 41,020 2010 82 3,658 Record Year 2007 (476) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 37 -33 53 Net growth in 2010 93 -8 -3 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (152) 2008 (207)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Stockport formed 0.7% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.8%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Stockport formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Stockport 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% % change -21.2% -19.7% -11.8% Record Year 1970 (0.9%) 1963 (1.0%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Stockport was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Stockport in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORWAY 3.92% CONSULTING 5.09% OG 2.24% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTING 2.17% CONSULTANCY 3.17% INVEST 1.41% PROPERTY 2.43% SERVICE 1.14% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 1.12% DESIGN 1.94% MEDIA 0.98% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BYGG 0.80% BUSINESS 1.87% DESIGN 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% TRANSPORT 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.59% MEDIA 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONSULTANCY 0.55% LONDON 1.60% CONSULT 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% MARKETING 0.50% J 1.44% CHESHIRE 0.50% CARE 1.44% TRADING 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% IT 1.39% PROPERTY 0.46% BUILDING 1.32% IMPORT 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% STOCKPORT 0.43% M 1.27% GLOBAL 0.43% S 1.23% NORGE 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SECURITY 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.20%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,618 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 1,527 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,223 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 121 20,111 99999 - Dormant Company 94 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 57 13,053 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 52 10,322 74990 - Non-trading company 51 8,481 9305 - Other service activities 43 9,063 7499 - Non-trading company 42 10,955 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 10,545 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 7,835 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 7,849 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 29 5,928 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 7,143 41100 - Development of building projects 25 3,852 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 23 2,739 5530 - Restaurants 23 5,086 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 7,095
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07612734 BAURINGS LIMITED 21 Apr 2011 07608680 ZENNOS TRIBAL LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07601412 VIBRAPLANT LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07600222 NORTH STREET CARE LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07598481 STYLZ LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07595497 SONAVANI LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07595217 ASLT MOSTON LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07592216 QUIETSTONE UK LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07587422 STUART J WRIGHT LTD 01 Apr 2011 07613246 K O DYNASTY EUROPE LIMITED 21 Apr 2011 07608855 G4 ACRYLICS UK LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07598853 MAIDEN TOUCH INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Apr 2011 07587044 BLACKBOX ECOM LIMITED 01 Apr 2011 OC363598 HOW? FINANCIAL REVIEW LLP 07 Apr 2011 07616367 GMP OPERATONS LTD 27 Apr 2011 07612343 ARQUEROS CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Apr 2011 07610750 MINIATURE PASSION LIMITED 20 Apr 2011 07609486 EL TEL CONSTRUCTION LTD 19 Apr 2011 07593727 VERTE SOLAR LIMITED 06 Apr 2011 07592349 PURE BLUE VISION LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07611186 TREETOPS BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED 20 Apr 2011 07602639 B.W BRICKWORK LIMITED 13 Apr 2011 07598432 CONTRACT TIMBER FLOORING LTD 11 Apr 2011 07594057 A C ELECTRICAL (CONTROLS) LIMITED 06 Apr 2011 07617956 OM FYSIKALSKE LTD 28 Apr 2011
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