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Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 673 companies were registered in Stockport during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StockportUK
    2012673131,491
    2011849116,391
    % change-20.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012224232217
    New companies in 2011261262326
    % change-14.2%-11.5%-33.4%
    Record Year2008 (319)2010 (296)2007 (360)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 476 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StockportUK
    201247667,576
    201164290,987
    % change-25.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012169168139
    Closed companies in 2011205212225
    % change-17.6%-20.8%-38%
    Record Year2011 (205)2011 (212)2009 (400)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 197 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StockportUK
    201219763,915
    201120725,404
    Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012556478
    Net growth in 20115650101
    Record Year2010 (199)2007 (196)2007 (256)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Stockport formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stockport
    20120.5%
    20110.7%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.7%
    % change-26.4%-24.3%-37.7%
    Record Year2010 (1.1%)2010 (0.9%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    25.0% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORWAY2.55%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.81%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    OG1.20%PROPERTY2.37%
    MEDIA0.98%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    INVEST0.77%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DESIGN0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MARKETING0.64%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRADING0.58%MEDIA1.72%
    NORDIC0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.56%LONDON1.66%
    BYGG0.56%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SERVICE0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    STOCKPORT0.48%IT1.40%
    PROPERTIES0.48%CARE1.34%
    NORGE0.45%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CARE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    J0.43%M1.27%
    PROPERTY0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULT0.43%ENERGY1.20%
    CHESHIRE0.43%S1.20%
    BUILDING0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,763216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,52335,233
    7487 - Other business activities1,38752,735
    99999 - Dormant Company10225,084
    9999 - Dormant Company8318,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6513,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6419,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5212,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5114,303
    74990 - Non-trading company509,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified439,892
    9305 - Other service activities418,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities317,154
    7499 - Non-trading company309,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities278,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply266,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development244,356
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities234,132
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified233,136
    5530 - Restaurants214,633

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932967 SPECTRL LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936412 MET-SPAR UK LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938436 CABAVAN INSTALLATIONS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07939257 RTBG LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07948054 F-HANDPACKERS & FINISHERS UK LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07962017 MACHINES FOR BUSINESS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965588 DINE & WINE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07965597 HARLEQUIN (MARPLE) LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07965606 LA TAVERNA (DONCASTER) LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07938139 BESPOKE IT SOFTWARE LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07947132 UNIQUE PINK CREATIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07954995 GEMINI CONTRACTING LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07965546 PREMIER INTERIORS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07931988 HIVE ARCHITECTS STUDIO LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07935455 JACOBS FURNISHINGS LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07945787 ABOVE N BEYOND LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07961389 DS WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07941918 PANDEL TILES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945275 ASSANTEH LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947986 EDUCATIONAL ASSETS (ACADEMIES) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07962261 EASTCOTE PIZZA LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962417 A1 INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962520 KOOL SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962524 CREAM COMPUTING LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963130 S M CAFFERKY CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012