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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07137353 ACROPHONICS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07136615 LANCASHIRE GUN CENTRE LTD 26 Jan 2010 07133610 J M MARKETING CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Jan 2010 07133510 DIAMOND VIP CONSULTANTS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07130690 ESELLER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 20 Jan 2010 07128749 GOLD AND TIMES LIMITED 18 Jan 2010 07128709 IGS EBUSINESS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010 07127262 METAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2010 07124320 MASTERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LTD 13 Jan 2010 07122479 FORREST FRESH FOODS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07117896 FUZZYCOM LTD 06 Jan 2010 07121805 ACORN CARE 3 LIMITED 11 Jan 2010 07121786 ACORN CARE 2 LIMITED 11 Jan 2010 07140004 SAHL LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07126942 BOLTON CAR CARE CENTRE LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07121384 TRAK-PLUS ENGINEERING LTD 11 Jan 2010 07139328 WALLACE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07137902 LUMINITE LIMITED 27 Jan 2010 07135293 EZEE SUPPLIES LTD 25 Jan 2010 07135105 WILSONS PIE SHOP LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07121794 RPM PACKAGING LIMITED 11 Jan 2010 07138238 UTHINK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CIC 27 Jan 2010 07124018 MCGOWAN AND CO LTD 13 Jan 2010 07138256 MARSH (BOLTON) LIMITED 27 Jan 2010 07136319 AMEHR IMPROVEMENTS LTD 26 Jan 2010
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