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

  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 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)StockportUK
    2012611118,868
    2011701114,512
    % change-12.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2010 (894) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012212191208
    New companies in 2011244233224
    % change-13.1%-18.0%-7.1%
    Record Year2010 (270)2010 (316)2009 (309)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StockportUK
    201258474,772
    201148272,230
    % change21.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012204206174
    Closed companies in 2011143185154
    % change42.7%11.4%13%
    Record Year2012 (204)2008 (277)2009 (405)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StockportUK
    20122744,096
    201121942,282
    Record Year 2007 (407) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20128-1534
    Net growth in 20111014870
    Record Year2008 (221)2007 (140)2008 (201)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.5%
    20110.6%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.6%0.6%
    % change-22.0%-17.4%-8.1%
    Record Year1980 (0.8%)1965 (1.2%)1966 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.68%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    NORWAY1.63%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN0.84%TRADING2.08%
    MEDIA0.84%DESIGN1.87%
    INVEST0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    OG0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    MARKETING0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CHESHIRE0.61%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%LONDON1.67%
    STOCKPORT0.58%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PROPERTY0.55%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRADING0.55%CARE1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.52%M1.27%
    SERVICE0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MANCHESTER0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%S1.17%
    CARE0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,454331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,43433,677
    7487 - Other business activities99535,545
    99999 - Dormant Company9925,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6419,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6313,716
    9999 - Dormant Company5412,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4914,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified449,891
    74990 - Non-trading company439,203
    7414 - Business & management consultancy368,437
    9305 - Other service activities296,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities257,869
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities244,119
    62012 - Business and domestic software development244,584
    7260 - Other computer related activities244,979
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands213,094
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets203,089
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings203,086
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply184,997

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08210161 ALLAN RENSHAW ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211024 DR SIGNWORKS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08219682 RED LORRIES.COM LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08223804 MONEY SAVING SECURITY LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08230639 ANATOLIA (KNUTSFORD) LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08204450 STUART'S HAIR COMPANY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08210455 CENTURION SUPPLIES LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08215429 WCG ASSOCIATES LTD. 14 Sep 2012
    08228870 A6 FAST CLAIMS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08200182 BALANCHINE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08214273 TB TEXTILES LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08214823 ELISE BRAGARD LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215898 A&S MASTER QUALITY LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08223204 GROW SHAW INDOOR LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227055 PHR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229229 CUSTOM GLEAM LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08199100 BGUILFOYLEADVISORY LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08204490 JNZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08211874 THE BEST OF HEALTH LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08216071 INTERSMART MEDIA LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08220205 MATTHEW POVER LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221413 RUTH STERN CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08230167 DALTON INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230302 0-2-5 NURSERY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231027 VITAGE CLOTHING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012