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
    08385753 PHA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08394709 D Q CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08399510 CHEADLE CATERING LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08400638 LSM SPORTS & MEDIA LTD. 13 Feb 2013
    08408968 ISKENDER (DIDSBURY) LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08416025 AIRMATIC ACOUSTICS LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08416123 D F HALLIDAY CONSULTING LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08418067 SYSOE UK LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08420014 COUNTRY ATTIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08424516 OLVAN ENGLAND LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08390255 NINA'S NURSERY (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08384920 STOCKS COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08392169 GLP (PENDLEBURY) LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08397327 PARKVIA LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08398615 HOT TOTS BOUNCY CASTLES LTD 12 Feb 2013
    OC382111 RISPIN BUILDING SERVICES LLP 01 Feb 2013
    08384888 NORTH & PARTNERS TECHNICAL LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08388560 PLAN GLOBAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08400588 REVIVE ACCESSORIES LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08417185 YASSYSTEMS ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08393478 REGAL ENERGY SOLUTION PVT LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08417626 LULUS BEAUTY NAILS RELAXATION LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08385024 JUST 4 KIDZ (N/W) LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08391028 DARREN WOOD PERFORMANCE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08392940 SMARTER LEASE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013