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Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 701 companies were registered in Stockport during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StockportUK
    2011701114,512
    2010894101,492
    % change-21.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (894) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011244233224
    New companies in 2010270316308
    % change-9.6%-26.3%-27.3%
    Record Year2010 (270)2010 (316)2009 (309)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 482 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StockportUK
    201148272,230
    201052887,705
    % change-8.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011143185154
    Closed companies in 2010175197156
    % change-18.3%-6.1%-1%
    Record Year2010 (175)2008 (277)2009 (405)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 219 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StockportUK
    201121942,282
    201036613,787
    Record Year 2007 (407) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20111014870
    Net growth in 201095119152
    Record Year2008 (221)2007 (140)2008 (201)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Stockport formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stockport
    20110.6%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20070.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20100.8%1.0%0.9%
    % change-17.3%-37.9%-34.3%
    Record Year1980 (0.8%)1965 (1.2%)1966 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

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

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Stockport in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORWAY3.13%CONSULTING5.11%
    OG2.08%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING2.05%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%PROPERTY2.41%
    INVEST1.15%TRADING2.06%
    SERVICE1.00%DESIGN1.94%
    MEDIA1.00%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    TRANSPORT0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.62%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BYGG0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.55%LONDON1.63%
    NORDIC0.55%J1.47%
    ENGINEERING0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    J0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MARKETING0.50%CARE1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%IT1.38%
    CONSULT0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    NORGE0.43%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CHESHIRE0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.41%M1.25%
    PROPERTY0.38%ENERGY1.22%
    BUILDING0.36%TRAINING1.21%
    IMPORT0.36%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,72465,177
    None Supplied1,637204,493
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,19229,245
    9999 - Dormant Company11622,587
    99999 - Dormant Company9018,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6414,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6315,760
    74990 - Non-trading company518,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4910,018
    9305 - Other service activities4510,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4110,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities388,686
    7499 - Non-trading company3711,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified377,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply318,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering276,321
    5530 - Restaurants265,640
    41100 - Development of building projects253,697
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified222,625
    7450 - Labour recruitment192,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07692379 S J DUCKWORTH LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07706074 SPECTRUM EXPERTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    OC366343 ISBIS LLP 08 Jul 2011
    07691572 CLAIRMONT FOOD SERVICE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07706533 ATHENA HALL BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07720372 MEGA NORTH LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07690197 MFS COMMERCIALS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07696333 RESPONSIVE CARE AT HOME LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07697060 CHF INTERACTIVE LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07702612 ME & MY PEN LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07702790 LABTRAC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07718941 CC RESTAURANTS LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07696945 ABACUS TRADING LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07697041 EXPRESSO BONGO LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07706468 MONTEGO BAY HOLDINGS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706511 RAIYAN CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07709894 WHISPERWORLDUK LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07710073 DREAM PLACES LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07713255 SAPPHIRE VALETING LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07717392 COMMUNITY 1ST SHEFFIELD (HOLDCO) LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07719049 COMMUNITY 1ST SHEFFIELD (TRANCHE 2) LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07720105 TERENCE WALSH LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721304 THE WINNING FORMULA SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721579 THE BUTERCREAM BOUTIQUE LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07723189 PARK & SELL LIMITED 29 Jul 2011