Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 400 companies were registered in Bolton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bolton UK 2010 400 105,137 2009 366 91,034 % change 9.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 104 128 168 New companies in 2009 99 119 148 % change 5.1% 7.6% 13.5% Record Year 2008 (137) 2007 (250) 2006 (346)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 275 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bolton UK 2010 275 82,677 2009 414 108,060 % change -33.6% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 76 80 119 Closed companies in 2009 64 78 272 % change 18.8% 2.6% -56% Record Year 2006 (95) 2008 (81) 2009 (272)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Bolton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 125 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bolton UK 2010 125 22,460 2009 -48 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 28 48 49 Net growth in 2009 35 41 -124 Record Year 2004 (85) 2007 (195) 2006 (292)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bolton 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -2.5% -7.9% -5.7% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1960 (0.8%) 2006 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.82% MANAGEMENT 5.01% ASSOCIATES 1.03% CONSULTING 4.60% (BOLTON) 0.89% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 0.89% PROPERTY 2.50% (NW) 0.84% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTING 0.84% TRADING 1.93% CENTRE 0.84% DESIGN 1.91% S 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.79% MEDIA 1.84% J 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% SECURITY 0.70% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.63% HOLDINGS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% CARE 0.65% J 1.48% BOLTON 0.61% LONDON 1.45% DESIGN 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CLAIMS 0.56% GROUP 1.37% FINANCE 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% M 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% D 0.56% CARE 1.33% C 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.51% M 1.28% SYSTEMS 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.25% WEST) 0.51% S 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 803 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 241 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 82 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 63 19,948 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 62 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 46 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 32 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 6,340 7011 - Development & sell real estate 29 5,300 7499 - Non-trading company 27 15,398 86230 - Dental practice activities 23 1,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,154 6024 - Freight transport by road 22 3,665 43210 - Electrical installation 21 3,163 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 21 2,843 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 19 8,149
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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