Stockport, Greater Manchester
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 611 companies were registered in Stockport during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stockport UK 2012 611 118,868 2011 701 114,512 % change -12.8% 3.8% Record Year 2010 (894) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 212 191 208 New companies in 2011 244 233 224 % change -13.1% -18.0% -7.1% Record Year 2010 (270) 2010 (316) 2009 (309)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 584 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stockport UK 2012 584 74,772 2011 482 72,230 % change 21.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 204 206 174 Closed companies in 2011 143 185 154 % change 42.7% 11.4% 13% Record Year 2012 (204) 2008 (277) 2009 (405)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Stockport during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 27 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stockport UK 2012 27 44,096 2011 219 42,282 Record Year 2007 (407) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 8 -15 34 Net growth in 2011 101 48 70 Record Year 2008 (221) 2007 (140) 2008 (201)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Stockport formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stockport 2012 0.5% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% % change -22.0% -17.4% -8.1% Record Year 1980 (0.8%) 1965 (1.2%) 1966 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Stockport in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.68% MANAGEMENT 4.75% NORWAY 1.63% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 0.90% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.84% TRADING 2.08% MEDIA 0.84% DESIGN 1.87% INVEST 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% OG 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTIES 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% MARKETING 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CHESHIRE 0.61% MEDIA 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.58% LONDON 1.67% STOCKPORT 0.58% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% BUSINESS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PROPERTY 0.55% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRADING 0.55% CARE 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.52% M 1.27% SERVICE 0.52% BUILDING 1.22% ENTERPRISES 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MANCHESTER 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% S 1.17% CARE 0.46% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,454 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,434 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 995 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 99 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 54 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 9,891 74990 - Non-trading company 43 9,203 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 8,437 9305 - Other service activities 29 6,142 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 7,869 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 4,119 62012 - Business and domestic software development 24 4,584 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 4,979 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 21 3,094 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 3,089 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 3,086 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 4,997
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08164294 RANSAR ACM LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08174827 EMISSIONS EVALUATIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08174846 FACTORY TM LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08177944 ENDEAVOURHR LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08183528 TRAUMA-CLEAN LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08183562 AMSCAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08183637 AIRMANAGER MARINE (UK) LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08192297 REBUS ROOM LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08170270 PAYFONE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08184900 MAKE ME A CUPCAKE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08163778 RICH IT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08163906 MELLOR BUILD AND DESIGN LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08172229 HODSON PMC LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 OC377807 JONES & GARNER LLP 17 Aug 2012 08186197 VIS MIX LTD 21 Aug 2012 08191199 COWLEY MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08166067 SENATOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08166567 MY WORLD SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08167256 NORMAN PARKER LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08169351 GRUN HAUS LTD 06 Aug 2012 08172073 NMR CONSULT LTD 08 Aug 2012 08191138 DMM HOSTING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08193658 PARTYJET LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08197171 RESTORATION INVESTMENTS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 08173497 THESOCCERSHIRTSTORE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
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