Stockport, Greater Manchester
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 653 companies were registered in Stockport during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stockport UK 2015 653 161,156 2014 651 150,722 % change 0.3% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 216 197 240 New companies in 2014 193 220 238 % change 11.9% -10.5% 0.8% Record Year 2008 (319) 2010 (296) 2007 (360)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 542 companies were dissolved in Stockport during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stockport UK 2015 542 89,523 2014 564 82,370 % change -3.9% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 140 196 206 Closed companies in 2014 196 207 161 % change -28.6% -5.3% 28% Record Year 2013 (246) 2011 (212) 2009 (400)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Stockport during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 111 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stockport UK 2015 111 71,633 2014 87 68,352 Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 76 1 34 Net growth in 2014 -3 13 77 Record Year 2010 (199) 2007 (196) 2007 (256)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Stockport formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stockport 2015 0.4% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.5% 2011 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change 9.8% -17.5% -8.1% Record Year 2010 (1.1%) 2010 (0.9%) 2009 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stockport was in 2013 when 27.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Stockport in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.84% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 0.86% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTIES 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MEDIA 0.64% CARE 2.13% J 0.58% ENGINEERING 2.12% MARKETING 0.58% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.58% TRADING 1.88% IT 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% TRADING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.55% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.54% S 0.49% BUSINESS 1.49% ENTERPRISES 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% CATERING 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SERVICE 0.43% BUILDING 1.31% RECRUITMENT 0.40% IT 1.30% CARE 0.40% MEDIA 1.28% GLOBAL 0.40% M 1.27%
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 1,273 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 569 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 176 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 166 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 121 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 116 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 81 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 60 8,607 41100 - Development of building projects 47 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 46 10,200 62012 - Business and domestic software development 42 9,651 86900 - Other human health activities 41 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 39 11,600 62090 - Other information technology service activities 39 12,862 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,080 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 35 7,682 74990 - Non-trading company 34 13,794 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 33 6,242 56101 - Licensed restaurants 32 8,909 56302 - Public houses and bars 31 6,355
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09475489 ECFASTO LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09483422 TRACTIONN LTD. 11 Mar 2015 09496751 GDG LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09498530 RSH SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09473394 NINA'S SECRET LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09485199 HAYBURN CONSULTING LTD 12 Mar 2015 09466613 GB LINKER LTD 03 Mar 2015 09469678 SAW COMMUNICATIONS LTD 04 Mar 2015 09483343 BEBA HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09499980 RW TELECOMS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09504916 ZEE CONVENIENCE STORE LTD 23 Mar 2015 09511565 TOTAL LAND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09518986 GOD'S CHARIOT LTD 31 Mar 2015 09468134 MIKE LIVINGSTONE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09471209 THOMAS FAULKNER LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09473555 SUPER TOP HAND CAR WASH LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09492196 SEARCH FOR A TRADE LTD 16 Mar 2015 09494768 MOBILE BEAUTY BOX LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 OC398923 PENTADEAL LLP 18 Mar 2015 09500646 OWL FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09501799 J & C DEVELOPERS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09512286 HIGHER POWER ELECTRICAL LTD 26 Mar 2015 OC399108 RAMSTERY LLP 28 Mar 2015 09514869 RG BUILDING SERVICES & SONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09514871 LEADING EDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
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