Bolton, Greater Manchester

Q1 2010 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 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)BoltonUK
    2010400105,137
    200936691,034
    % change9.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010104128168
    New companies in 200999119148
    % change5.1%7.6%13.5%
    Record Year2008 (137)2007 (250)2006 (346)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201027582,677
    2009414108,060
    % change-33.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20107680119
    Closed companies in 20096478272
    % change18.8%2.6%-56%
    Record Year2006 (95)2008 (81)2009 (272)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201012522,460
    2009-48-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010284849
    Net growth in 20093541-124
    Record Year2004 (85)2007 (195)2006 (292)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-2.5%-7.9%-5.7%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1960 (0.8%)2006 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.82%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%CONSULTING4.60%
    (BOLTON)0.89%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY0.89%PROPERTY2.50%
    (NW)0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.84%TRADING1.93%
    CENTRE0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    S0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    J0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    SECURITY0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.65%J1.48%
    BOLTON0.61%LONDON1.45%
    DESIGN0.61%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CLAIMS0.56%GROUP1.37%
    FINANCE0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    M0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    D0.56%CARE1.33%
    C0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    WEST)0.51%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied803228,645
    7487 - Other business activities24174,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8226,974
    9999 - Dormant Company6319,948
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering629,325
    99999 - Dormant Company4613,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3514,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3317,003
    9305 - Other service activities329,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities3110,331
    62090 - Other information technology service activities306,340
    7011 - Development & sell real estate295,300
    7499 - Non-trading company2715,398
    86230 - Dental practice activities231,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified228,154
    6024 - Freight transport by road223,665
    43210 - Electrical installation213,163
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult212,843
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,143
    74990 - Non-trading company198,149

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210393 A KHAN ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07208603 METALBOX PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07207822 CITADEL RESOURCE PARK LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07206973 DS CONSULT LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07205846 WALKDEN D.P. LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07203251 PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07200202 JACOB ECO ENERGY LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07199095 CHEEKY MONKEYS PRESTWICH LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07196299 BRIAN GREENALL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195638 DIRECT LEGAL ASSIST LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07193774 LETS CLEAN (WORSLEY) LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07193738 AB MARSH LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07192511 SUFI & SONS UK LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07187880 J W MORRIS DECORATORS LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07185988 REGEN GREEN LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07185019 BLONDE ON BLONDE HAIR STUDIO LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183725 HAZELHIGH LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07183672 MIND'S EYE DESCRIPTION SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07174164 STANDRINGS WILL AND TRUST SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07172413 MUHAMMAD OPTICAL LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07205123 XCLUSIVE MOBILES LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07204739 SOLAR FINANCING UK LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07204737 SLP MANCHESTER LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07197568 LGM SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07197202 FORTRESS FASTENERS LTD 22 Mar 2010