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
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