Stockport, Greater Manchester
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
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
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