Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 520 companies were registered in Stockport during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)StockportUK
    2013520132,684
    2012611118,868
    % change-14.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2010 (894) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013180183157
    New companies in 2012212191208
    % change-15.1%-4.2%-24.5%
    Record Year2010 (270)2010 (316)2009 (309)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 604 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)StockportUK
    201360486,170
    201258775,908
    % change2.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013168148288
    Closed companies in 2012204206177
    % change-17.6%-28.2%63%
    Record Year2012 (204)2008 (277)2009 (405)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was -84 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)StockportUK
    2013-8446,514
    20122442,960
    Record Year 2007 (406) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131235-131
    Net growth in 20128-1531
    Record Year2008 (221)2007 (139)2008 (202)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stockport
    20130.4%
    20120.5%
    20110.6%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.5%0.5%
    % change-24.0%-12.1%-33.8%
    Record Year2010 (0.8%)2010 (1.0%)2009 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2004 when 28.3% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Stockport in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.94%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MEDIA0.77%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.74%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    NORWAY0.74%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%DESIGN1.78%
    TRADING0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BUSINESS0.64%CARE1.64%
    MARKETING0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ENGINEERING0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%J1.54%
    BUILDING0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    CHESHIRE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SYSTEMS0.47%PROPERTIES1.45%
    NORTH0.47%IT1.39%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%M1.25%
    TECHNOLOGY0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HOME0.43%BUILDING1.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    J0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SUPPORT0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,651260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,56654,854
    99999 - Dormant Company17346,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15034,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10725,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8026,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6717,715
    7487 - Other business activities501,143
    74990 - Non-trading company4814,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4412,516
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands436,651
    86900 - Other human health activities429,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate408,312
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,104
    41100 - Development of building projects329,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet328,475
    73110 - Advertising agencies303,623
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment295,859
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate295,430
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings286,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08677924 EUROPAK MEDICOS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08685960 BROADY LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08697622 STATION 22 LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08703662 CHESTER BOOZE LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08710029 TEN90 LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08670834 LA TOUCHE STUDIO AND MATRIX ENTERPRISES LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08690755 LAUD MARCOM LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08692678 BOSDEN LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08700670 IW UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08672422 KEYELEMENT INVEST LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08677164 MEDICAL FITNESS UK LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678752 ADDITIONAL REVENUE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679694 NEXUS UNITY LTD 06 Sep 2013
    OC387831 BISCITPLUS LLP 13 Sep 2013
    08695540 MASA DEPAN INTERNATIONAL LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08697117 CHETHAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08673340 TRACKER FLEET (UK) LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08685386 LEGACY ESTATES LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08687663 O'SHEAS MANCUNIAN PUB LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08688182 IT'S NOT ME. IT'S YOU. LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08701155 SWAMPWHITE LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08703591 WE PLUMB 247 LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08689769 GORTON ROAD LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08691140 STUDENT SESH LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08710080 DOOR INDUSTRIES UK LTD 30 Sep 2013