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
New Company Registrations
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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) Stockport UK 2013 559 134,802 2012 673 131,491 % change -16.9% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 193 180 186 New companies in 2012 224 232 217 % change -13.8% -22.4% -14.3% Record Year 2008 (319) 2010 (296) 2007 (360)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stockport UK 2013 527 77,914 2012 476 67,576 % change 10.7% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 246 148 133 Closed companies in 2012 169 168 139 % change 45.6% -11.9% -4% Record Year 2013 (246) 2011 (212) 2009 (400)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stockport UK 2013 32 56,888 2012 197 63,915 Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -53 32 53 Net growth in 2012 55 64 78 Record Year 2010 (199) 2007 (196) 2007 (256)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% % change -22.8% -23.0% -11.4% Record Year 2010 (1.1%) 2010 (0.9%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.78% NORWAY 0.82% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 0.73% PROPERTY 2.44% MEDIA 0.70% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.70% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.67% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANTS 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% LONDON 1.72% MARKETING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.71% INVEST 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CHESHIRE 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% BUSINESS 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% PROPERTIES 0.54% J 1.56% SUPPORT 0.51% CARE 1.46% IT 0.51% IT 1.43% TRADING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.41% M 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% SYSTEMS 0.48% M 1.25% CARE 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% TECHNOLOGY 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% INVESTMENTS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENTERPRISES 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% ENGINEERING 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,886 54,531 None Supplied 1,723 249,183 7487 - Other business activities 241 7,556 99999 - Dormant Company 163 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 134 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 119 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 85 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 66 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 51 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 40 8,465 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 33 7,507 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 32 7,199 41100 - Development of building projects 32 8,637 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 31 5,629 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 30 3,240 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 30 5,248 62012 - Business and domestic software development 30 8,099 73110 - Advertising agencies 29 3,408 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 26 5,186
Recent Companies
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