Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 651 companies were registered in Stockport during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)StockportUK
    2014651150,722
    2013559134,802
    % change16.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014193220238
    New companies in 2013193180186
    % change0.0%22.2%28.0%
    Record Year2008 (319)2010 (296)2007 (360)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 564 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)StockportUK
    201456482,370
    201352777,914
    % change7.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014196207161
    Closed companies in 2013246148133
    % change-20.3%39.9%21%
    Record Year2013 (246)2011 (212)2009 (400)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Stockport during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 87 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)StockportUK
    20148768,352
    20133256,888
    Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014-31377
    Net growth in 2013-533253
    Record Year2010 (199)2007 (196)2007 (256)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Stockport formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Stockport
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.5%
    20110.7%
    20100.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-6.4%12.8%6.8%
    Record Year2010 (1.1%)2010 (0.9%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2005 when 27.5% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.54%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CARE0.82%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTY0.78%TRADING2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.75%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    NORWAY0.69%CARE1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUSINESS0.65%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    MARKETING0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    MEDIA0.56%GLOBAL1.58%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.49%MEDIA1.48%
    MANCHESTER0.43%IT1.33%
    S0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    SERVICE0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    SECURITY0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    STOCKPORT0.43%M1.21%
    PROJECT0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,483280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,09156,411
    99999 - Dormant Company18847,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16437,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11626,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8727,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8018,491
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands567,300
    86900 - Other human health activities4910,273
    74990 - Non-trading company4714,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4512,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate449,284
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet399,358
    41100 - Development of building projects379,855
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified378,155
    62012 - Business and domestic software development349,509
    71129 - Other engineering activities315,477
    43210 - Electrical installation305,885
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified295,949
    73110 - Advertising agencies283,882

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08833499 SPAR OXFORD ROAD (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08834196 TEXTURE SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08835358 MAX KAZEMI ORTHODONTICS LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08840325 ALLEN WILDSMITH LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08848659 LAVERTON FARMING LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08851666 SDST SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08862917 BAYNARDS GENERAL BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864145 ECASAFE UK LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08866031 JOHNSTON CREATIVE DIRECTION LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08841470 CLASSIC ENGINEERING LTD. 13 Jan 2014
    08849489 VC LISTER ELECTRICAL LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08837812 CAS PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08854060 KIDS COUNTRY DAY NURSERY LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855790 YOUR NEEDS NW LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08860300 TANZARO LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08864531 NEXUS LEGAL RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08865131 INNER CIRCLE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08832602 BKLYN BENNYS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08837472 BEEBO NURSERY BEDDING LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08840145 KOOL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08840221 EXCELCHAIN LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08840242 NAK INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08845304 CAPITALSTACKERS TRUSTEES LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08845551 CENTRAL CITY CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08858198 BESTENO LIMITED 23 Jan 2014