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
    08925124 ASSIST CLEANING SERVICES LTD. 06 Mar 2014
    08941268 MODERN CAR SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08954754 H M CLINIC LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08955883 NICHOLAS MARKS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08922165 CLARKSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08924231 SAGM ENTERPRISE LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08933258 NEWTECH DISTRIBUTION LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08937376 IMA PUPIL REPORTS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08941485 OAKTREE 2014 LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08948948 MERCER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08959180 OFFSHORE CONCEPTS LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08959211 MY HQ LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08935324 HAMILTON BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08937753 BORNEMAN CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08944878 DUTCH MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08958300 TH TRADING LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08961087 SMA ENGINEERING LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08965902 CLARK CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08920538 SCENE IN A NEW LIGHT LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08923834 LINGUISTIC FREELANCE LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08923969 LAIKA DESIGNS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08927493 A&A CRAZY BARGAINS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08931207 COLLUDENCE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931429 DRUPALRACK LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08942987 BUKCASE MANUFACTURING LTD 17 Mar 2014