Stockport, Greater Manchester
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- The record third quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2014 when 28.4% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 525 companies were registered in Stockport during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stockport UK 2014 525 143,414 2013 520 132,684 % change 1.0% 8.1% Record Year 2010 (894) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 208 144 173 New companies in 2013 180 183 157 % change 15.6% -21.3% 10.2% Record Year 2010 (270) 2010 (316) 2009 (309)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 609 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stockport UK 2014 609 101,670 2013 604 86,170 % change 0.8% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 201 196 212 Closed companies in 2013 168 148 288 % change 19.6% 32.4% -26% Record Year 2012 (204) 2008 (277) 2009 (405)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Stockport during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -84 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stockport UK 2014 -84 41,744 2013 -84 46,514 Record Year 2007 (406) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 7 -52 -39 Net growth in 2013 12 35 -131 Record Year 2008 (221) 2007 (139) 2008 (202)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Stockport formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stockport 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change 5.0% -25.0% 1.1% Record Year 2010 (0.8%) 2010 (1.0%) 2009 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2014 when 28.4% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Stockport in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 0.75% PROPERTY 2.62% NORWAY 0.72% ENGINEERING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CARE 0.56% TRADING 2.00% MEDIA 0.53% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% CARE 1.94% TRADING 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% DESIGN 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.70% STOCKPORT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.50% BUSINESS 1.62% CONSULTANTS 0.50% J 1.53% MARKETING 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% BUSINESS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.51% DESIGN 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.41% ASSOCIATES 1.48% S 0.41% MEDIA 1.38% PROJECT 0.41% CO., 1.36% SERVICE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BUILDING 0.38% BUILDING 1.30% RECRUITMENT 0.38% IT 1.30% IT 0.34% M 1.23%
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 1,324 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 752 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 176 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 169 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 115 28,224 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 100 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 80 18,890 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 58 7,917 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 45 9,914 74990 - Non-trading company 44 14,006 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 44 10,361 86900 - Other human health activities 44 11,807 62090 - Other information technology service activities 42 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 40 10,604 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 8,501 62012 - Business and domestic software development 36 9,675 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 33 5,940 73110 - Advertising agencies 31 4,036 56302 - Public houses and bars 31 6,056 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 28 7,401
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09115430 PEEL CARS LTD 03 Jul 2014 09116544 F D CONTRACTING LTD. 04 Jul 2014 09117076 DEMANDIN LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09117185 CHARGE POINT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09131765 MAD ABOUT LAWNS LTD 15 Jul 2014 09135965 GEEKIAC LTD 17 Jul 2014 09138279 MATT DEAN SOUND LTD 18 Jul 2014 09142168 AWESOME 3 LIMITED 22 Jul 2014 09145415 TECHNICALLY COMPATIBLE LIMITED 24 Jul 2014 09152707 EDEN VALLEY ESTATE BEVERAGES LIMITED 29 Jul 2014 09152754 CGA NIELSEN (GLOBAL) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014 09109536 JILL WATERS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09134555 MARTA LIMITED 17 Jul 2014 09136068 NU:FEVER LIMITED 17 Jul 2014 09150973 CA AEROSPACE LTD 29 Jul 2014 09112372 J A A TRADING LTD 02 Jul 2014 09113166 CHURCHSIDE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Jul 2014 09121321 ALPHA DIGITAL NETWORKS PLC 08 Jul 2014 09121436 JPB GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014 09123667 CHALLENGES (NL) LTD 09 Jul 2014 09135458 NEXT LEVEL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD 17 Jul 2014 09141865 H M VIPERS LTD 22 Jul 2014 09147883 WASTE & WASHROOM LTD 25 Jul 2014 09150084 TOTAL HEAT NORTH WEST LTD 28 Jul 2014 09109705 BRENDAN DONNELLAN LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
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