Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 559 companies were registered in Stockport during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)StockportUK
    2013559134,802
    2012673131,491
    % change-16.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013193180186
    New companies in 2012224232217
    % change-13.8%-22.4%-14.3%
    Record Year2008 (319)2010 (296)2007 (360)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 527 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)StockportUK
    201352777,914
    201247667,576
    % change10.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stockport when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013246148133
    Closed companies in 2012169168139
    % change45.6%-11.9%-4%
    Record Year2013 (246)2011 (212)2009 (400)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 32 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)StockportUK
    20133256,888
    201219763,915
    Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-533253
    Net growth in 2012556478
    Record Year2010 (199)2007 (196)2007 (256)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Stockport formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Stockport
    20130.4%
    20120.5%
    20110.7%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.5%
    % change-22.8%-23.0%-11.4%
    Record Year2010 (1.1%)2010 (0.9%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2004 when 31.2% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.13%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    NORWAY0.82%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN0.73%PROPERTY2.44%
    MEDIA0.70%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.70%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%LONDON1.72%
    MARKETING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INVEST0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CHESHIRE0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    BUSINESS0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    PROPERTIES0.54%J1.56%
    SUPPORT0.51%CARE1.46%
    IT0.51%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    M0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SYSTEMS0.48%M1.25%
    CARE0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    TECHNOLOGY0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    ENGINEERING0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,88654,531
    None Supplied1,723249,183
    7487 - Other business activities2417,556
    99999 - Dormant Company16343,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13432,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11923,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8524,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6616,448
    74990 - Non-trading company5114,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4612,664
    86900 - Other human health activities408,465
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate337,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet327,199
    41100 - Development of building projects328,637
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands315,629
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies303,240
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment305,248
    62012 - Business and domestic software development308,099
    73110 - Advertising agencies293,408
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets265,186

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08382143 ANACILO LTD. 30 Jan 2013
    08383584 PHARMAJOINT LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383865 MURRAY'S CATERING LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08361449 BROCK SIGNS LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08378405 DAKIN TRANSPORT LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08347450 F A O CONTRACTING ENGINEERS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08353611 KALUZA LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355318 AR & AM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08367777 SDG FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08378612 SLKHAN LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383559 LEX PORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08384084 MARTIN TELECOMS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08346549 GARTSIDE CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350582 FIRMUS SECURED LOANS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08356932 PANAPOL LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08378835 GREEN BLUE PEN LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383253 GLOBAL CHOICE LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08355152 STAY SHARP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08358956 CHOUDHRY BROS LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08369735 SEJ ENGINEERING LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08343923 BOILER ROOM RECORDS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08351597 EXCIO CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351682 AUTO ACCIDENT LEGAL LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08352055 COMPSTALL GC LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352787 THE REAL CURRY CO LTD 09 Jan 2013