Stockport, Greater Manchester

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)StockportUK
    2015653161,156
    2014651150,722
    % change0.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (934) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015216197240
    New companies in 2014193220238
    % change11.9%-10.5%0.8%
    Record Year2008 (319)2010 (296)2007 (360)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StockportUK
    201554289,523
    201456482,370
    % change-3.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (642) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015140196206
    Closed companies in 2014196207161
    % change-28.6%-5.3%28%
    Record Year2013 (246)2011 (212)2009 (400)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StockportUK
    201511171,633
    20148768,352
    Record Year 2007 (609) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201576134
    Net growth in 2014-31377
    Record Year2010 (199)2007 (196)2007 (256)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.5%
    20110.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.5%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.5%0.4%
    % change9.8%-17.5%-8.1%
    Record Year2010 (1.1%)2010 (0.9%)2009 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.84%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY0.86%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTIES0.74%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MEDIA0.64%CARE2.13%
    J0.58%ENGINEERING2.12%
    MARKETING0.58%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%TRADING1.88%
    IT0.58%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    TRADING0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.55%CO.,1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.52%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    S0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CATERING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SERVICE0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    RECRUITMENT0.40%IT1.30%
    CARE0.40%MEDIA1.28%
    GLOBAL0.40%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,273288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified56958,522
    99999 - Dormant Company17649,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16643,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12129,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11630,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8119,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands608,607
    41100 - Development of building projects4711,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4610,200
    62012 - Business and domestic software development429,651
    86900 - Other human health activities4113,990
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3911,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3912,862
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified359,080
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities357,682
    74990 - Non-trading company3413,794
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified336,242
    56101 - Licensed restaurants328,909
    56302 - Public houses and bars316,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09416163 THE GART MAGAZINE LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09420003 DB IT TRADING LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421640 COBALTUM LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09442542 FRANBO LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09442768 24/7 SECURITY DOORS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09446823 FOXWOOD ESTATES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09451310 FUTURE LINK ACADEMY LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09455965 CLUBP2 LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09460555 HAWTHORNE HOUSING LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09419252 CHW PROJECTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09433804 MAKE EVENTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09440787 FOBIA CREATIVE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09444878 13 DEGREES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09446452 SOLMERCA HUS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09454272 PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE THOMPSON LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09455194 LJ CLEANING SERVICE (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09462593 DOWO DIGITAL LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09420987 CS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09421782 CARL & GIO LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09429654 EVL BIOLOGICALS 23 LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09441669 PRECISE INSTALLATIONS NORTH WEST LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09446813 JBB LEISURE LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448487 ACB PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09424289 WFG CIVIL SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426665 ANWYN HANABI LTD 06 Feb 2015