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

  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 (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)StockportUK
    2014525143,414
    2013520132,684
    % change1.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2010 (894) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014208144173
    New companies in 2013180183157
    % change15.6%-21.3%10.2%
    Record Year2010 (270)2010 (316)2009 (309)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StockportUK
    2014609101,670
    201360486,170
    % change0.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014201196212
    Closed companies in 2013168148288
    % change19.6%32.4%-26%
    Record Year2012 (204)2008 (277)2009 (405)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StockportUK
    2014-8441,744
    2013-8446,514
    Record Year 2007 (406) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20147-52-39
    Net growth in 20131235-131
    Record Year2008 (221)2007 (139)2008 (202)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.5%
    20110.6%
    20100.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change5.0%-25.0%1.1%
    Record Year2010 (0.8%)2010 (1.0%)2009 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.76%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.69%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY0.75%PROPERTY2.62%
    NORWAY0.72%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CARE0.56%TRADING2.00%
    MEDIA0.53%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%CARE1.94%
    TRADING0.53%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%DESIGN1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.53%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    STOCKPORT0.50%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.50%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%J1.53%
    MARKETING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.44%GLOBAL1.51%
    DESIGN0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.41%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    S0.41%MEDIA1.38%
    PROJECT0.41%CO.,1.36%
    SERVICE0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUILDING0.38%BUILDING1.30%
    RECRUITMENT0.38%IT1.30%
    IT0.34%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,324278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified75257,264
    99999 - Dormant Company17648,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16940,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11528,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10029,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8018,890
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands587,917
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet459,914
    74990 - Non-trading company4414,006
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4410,361
    86900 - Other human health activities4411,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4212,795
    41100 - Development of building projects4010,604
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified378,501
    62012 - Business and domestic software development369,675
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified335,940
    73110 - Advertising agencies314,036
    56302 - Public houses and bars316,056
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities287,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109932 MAMMA MIA (WITHAM) LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09127040 BIZZY KIDS CRAFT CAFE AND PARTY VENUE LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09131765 MAD ABOUT LAWNS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09138398 EL PASO LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09142168 AWESOME 3 LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09145633 LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SCHOOL LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09146068 ARRYA LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09146096 PACHINO'S PIZZA LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09146970 ACK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09147171 GILLIS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09150916 THIRST CLASS ALE LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09152707 EDEN VALLEY ESTATE BEVERAGES LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09123031 COLD SPRINGS SHOOTING GROUND LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09144729 WEST PROJECTS (CHESHIRE) LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09150973 CA AEROSPACE LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09109235 J A ELECTRONICS LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112372 J A A TRADING LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09118946 ON THE BEACH TRUSTEES LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09135458 NEXT LEVEL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09135544 CREATIVE BATCH LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09142954 CHECHOL INTERNATIONAL LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09144538 ALAN THOMPSON MOTOR ENGINEERS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    OC394553 JURISTNET NICE MOVE LLP 30 Jul 2014
    OC394554 REGIORECHT LLP 31 Jul 2014
    09120317 HAWK HIGH LIMITED 08 Jul 2014