Bolton, Greater Manchester

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 403 companies were registered in Bolton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BoltonUK
    2010403101,492
    200939794,671
    % change1.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (425) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010132135136
    New companies in 2009141131125
    % change-6.4%3.1%8.8%
    Record Year2003 (160)2003 (137)2008 (142)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 306 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BoltonUK
    201030687,705
    2009456159,401
    % change-32.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (456) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201010110996
    Closed companies in 2009122117217
    % change-17.2%-6.8%-56%
    Record Year2009 (122)2008 (197)2009 (217)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bolton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 97 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BoltonUK
    20109713,787
    2009-59-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (302) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010312640
    Net growth in 20091914-92
    Record Year2003 (116)2003 (101)2002 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bolton
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-12.9%-6.5%4.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1979 (0.6%)1974 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Bolton in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.46%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    (BOLTON)1.00%CONSULTING4.99%
    BOLTON0.91%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.82%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN0.78%TRADING2.04%
    (NW)0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUILDING0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    CENTRE0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%LONDON1.59%
    SYSTEMS0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRADING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.59%CARE1.44%
    CARE0.59%J1.44%
    TRAINING0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.55%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENGINEERING0.55%IT1.35%
    M0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    NEWS0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    IT0.50%M1.28%
    WEST)0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    (NORTH0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied803202,902
    7487 - Other business activities24269,802
    9999 - Dormant Company6421,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6125,053
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering607,634
    99999 - Dormant Company4014,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3913,161
    9305 - Other service activities389,454
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,940
    62090 - Other information technology service activities275,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities258,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified257,767
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified222,339
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified216,460
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    5530 - Restaurants205,181
    7011 - Development & sell real estate193,743
    4542 - Joinery installation181,100
    43210 - Electrical installation182,747
    6024 - Freight transport by road182,771

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330628 CREED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07328278 NAV GAMES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07323662 ONLINE TEACHING RESOURCES LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07323634 THE CONFETTI BOX LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07321743 PLATINUM RENTAL SERVICES LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07321539 ITALIA LEISURE LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07319381 ASTLEY COMPUTING SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07318989 MANCHESTER COFFEE COMPANY LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317529 CONSTRUCT (LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL) LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316789 CORPORATE ARMOUR LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314085 TRADITIONAL CHESTERFIELDS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07313460 DAMAST COMPUTING LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07313108 MOONBEAMMUSIC LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312798 BARK ST EAST (DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07326860 PREMIER CATERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07317678 LEASE YOUR CAR LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07310021 THE GERBIL WORKS LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07317429 IM COLLEGE LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316777 BRITANNIA EDUCATION CONSULTANCY ACADEMY LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316094 THORNBANK TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07313629 MOTION ASSIST LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07325341 AUSTINS BROWNIE COMPANY LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07322190 EJG BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07320807 MOHO CLUB LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316860 OPF RADIO LTD 15 Jul 2010