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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
    07973249 KINGSWAY CARPETS AND RUGS LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07978652 UK ANTIQUE JEWELLERY LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07992794 SWIFT CREDIT & LOANS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    08002704 GOSHAWK (UK) LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08007988 SIXTY BOB BARBERS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08010197 KINGFISHER ANGLING AGENCY LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08013581 PJS MECHANICAL LTD 30 Mar 2012
    OC373875 ALLENS BOOKKEEPERS LLP 28 Mar 2012
    07995006 PERSIS RUG GALLERIA LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08001442 K & K ENFORCEMENTS LTD 22 Mar 2012
    07973199 WILLIAM J LEWIS KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07988739 N D SUPPLIES INTERNATIONAL LTD. 13 Mar 2012
    08003555 CASTLE CARPETS & FLOORING LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08007551 PANDA CLAIMS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    07979443 LAWSON EDGE PROPERTIES LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07979062 MOVETOP LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07981833 BENCH INVESTMENTS LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07989149 PRO INVEST (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    08004265 GUTTERCLEAR UK LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08006725 RENAISSANCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08010547 SOUND MEDIA LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08010678 STEANE ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08012754 TURQUOISE DESIGN LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    08013516 NORDBO CAPITAL LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07986970 XMAGS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012