Stockport, Greater Manchester
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Stockport UK 2014 651 150,722 2013 559 134,802 % change 16.5% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 193 220 238 New companies in 2013 193 180 186 % change 0.0% 22.2% 28.0% Record Year 2008 (319) 2010 (296) 2007 (360)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stockport UK 2014 564 82,370 2013 527 77,914 % change 7.0% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 196 207 161 Closed companies in 2013 246 148 133 % change -20.3% 39.9% 21% Record Year 2013 (246) 2011 (212) 2009 (400)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stockport UK 2014 87 68,352 2013 32 56,888 Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 -3 13 77 Net growth in 2013 -53 32 53 Record Year 2010 (199) 2007 (196) 2007 (256)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -6.4% 12.8% 6.8% Record Year 2010 (1.1%) 2010 (0.9%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.54% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CARE 0.82% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 0.78% TRADING 2.05% ENGINEERING 0.75% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% NORWAY 0.69% CARE 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% BUSINESS 0.65% DESIGN 1.75% DESIGN 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% MARKETING 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.60% MEDIA 0.56% GLOBAL 1.58% INVESTMENTS 0.52% J 1.48% BUILDING 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% R 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% MANCHESTER 0.43% IT 1.33% S 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% SERVICE 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% SECURITY 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% STOCKPORT 0.43% M 1.21% PROJECT 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,483 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,091 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 188 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 164 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 116 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 87 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 80 18,491 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 56 7,300 86900 - Other human health activities 49 10,273 74990 - Non-trading company 47 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 12,813 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 44 9,284 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 39 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 37 9,855 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 8,155 62012 - Business and domestic software development 34 9,509 71129 - Other engineering activities 31 5,477 43210 - Electrical installation 30 5,885 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 29 5,949 73110 - Advertising agencies 28 3,882
Recent Companies
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