Stockport, Greater Manchester
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 1,247 companies were formed in Stockport. This figure is 14.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stockport occurred in 2010 when a total of 1,710 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2014 1,247 300,731 2013 1,087 269,432 % change 14.7% 11.6% Record Year 2010 (1,710) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 596 companies were registered in Stockport during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Stockport UK 2014 596 150,009 2013 528 134,630 % change 12.9% 11.4% Record Year 2010 (783) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 211 192 193 New companies in 2013 181 188 159 % change 16.6% 2.1% 21.4% Record Year 2010 (275) 2007 (278) 2010 (257)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 1,195 companies were dissolved in Stockport. This figure is 2.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stockport occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,513 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2014 1,195 177,207 2013 1,168 155,192 % change 2.3% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (1,513) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 631 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Stockport UK 2014 631 94,837 2013 641 77,278 % change -1.6% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (908) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 148 293 190 Closed companies in 2013 242 189 210 % change -38.8% 55.0% -10% Record Year 2012 (263) 2009 (395) 2009 (263)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Stockport increased by 52 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport UK 2014 52 123,524 2013 -81 114,240 Record Year 2007 (1,085) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Stockport during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was -35 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Stockport UK 2014 -35 55,172 2013 -113 57,352 Record Year 2007 (476) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 63 -101 3 Net growth in 2013 -61 -1 -51 Record Year 2007 (183) 2007 (152) 2008 (207)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Stockport formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stockport 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Stockport formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Stockport 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 5.1% -5.7% 5.2% Record Year 2010 (0.8%) 1976 (0.9%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Stockport was 2005 when 26.8% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2005 when 26.3% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Stockport in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.69% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.64% CONSULTANCY 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.50% CARE 0.72% PROPERTY 2.66% PROPERTY 0.72% TRADING 2.03% NORWAY 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.99% ENGINEERING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.66% LONDON 1.93% MEDIA 0.60% CARE 1.85% DESIGN 0.60% DESIGN 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.56% BUSINESS 1.69% BUSINESS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.58% MARKETING 0.50% GLOBAL 1.55% S 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.55% PROPERTIES 0.47% J 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SERVICE 0.44% MEDIA 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.40% BUILDING 0.41% IT 1.33% NORTH 0.38% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% LEGAL 0.38% BUILDING 1.26% PROJECT 0.38% M 1.24% STOCKPORT 0.38% CO., 1.20%
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 1,321 261,557 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 942 57,421 99999 - Dormant Company 186 48,436 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 174 40,250 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 115 28,352 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 91 29,029 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 81 19,058 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 49 7,840 86900 - Other human health activities 47 11,292 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 46 10,133 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 45 9,900 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,351 62090 - Other information technology service activities 42 13,024 41100 - Development of building projects 41 10,527 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 38 8,533 62012 - Business and domestic software development 36 9,834 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 32 6,099 73110 - Advertising agencies 31 4,055 71129 - Other engineering activities 30 5,787 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 28 6,413
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09025834 K K STAR LTD 06 May 2014 09035911 ZENTIERAS LIMITED 12 May 2014 09038412 EURODAMP UK LTD 13 May 2014 09038515 JN OPHTHALMIC SERVICES LIMITED 14 May 2014 09041983 TYRE TIME (JT) LIMITED 15 May 2014 09045250 INFINITY MAPPING LTD 19 May 2014 09047302 PROFESSIONAL TRADES PEOPLE LIMITED 20 May 2014 09053809 AUDIT (UK) LIMITED 23 May 2014 09059989 POK LIMITED 28 May 2014 09025993 YELLO BEAN RECORDS LIMITED 06 May 2014 09037058 DALMON SERVICES LTD 13 May 2014 09042727 IGNITE FIREWALKING LIMITED 15 May 2014 09047745 MANCHESTER FLEET MAINTENANCE SERVICE CO LTD 20 May 2014 09021988 TRADING UAE LTD 01 May 2014 09025607 PERFECT YOU MAASTRICHT HOLDING LTD 06 May 2014 09027000 PERFECT YOU MAASTRICHT LTD 07 May 2014 09028259 4K RECRUITMENT LTD 07 May 2014 09030988 ITS ARTIFICIAL LTD 08 May 2014 09032317 BRABYNS JOINERY LTD 09 May 2014 09053238 TRANSPORT MANAGER HELP LIMITED 22 May 2014 09054564 IRIS CONSULTING (MCR) LIMITED 23 May 2014 09055322 YOUR LOCAL MART LIMITED 23 May 2014 09055514 BMD CONSULTING LIMITED 23 May 2014 09055684 FRESCO'S MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANTS LIMITED 23 May 2014 09056911 KLUSSENBEDRIJF HELDER LTD 27 May 2014
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