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
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