Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bolton UK 2010 403 101,492 2009 397 94,671 % change 1.5% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (425) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 132 135 136 New companies in 2009 141 131 125 % change -6.4% 3.1% 8.8% Record Year 2003 (160) 2003 (137) 2008 (142)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bolton UK 2010 306 87,705 2009 456 159,401 % change -32.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (456) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 101 109 96 Closed companies in 2009 122 117 217 % change -17.2% -6.8% -56% Record Year 2009 (122) 2008 (197) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bolton UK 2010 97 13,787 2009 -59 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (302) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 31 26 40 Net growth in 2009 19 14 -92 Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (101) 2002 (101)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -12.9% -6.5% 4.3% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1979 (0.6%) 1974 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.46% MANAGEMENT 5.06% (BOLTON) 1.00% CONSULTING 4.99% BOLTON 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 0.82% PROPERTY 2.38% DESIGN 0.78% TRADING 2.04% (NW) 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.01% BUILDING 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% CENTRE 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.73% BUSINESS 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.68% MEDIA 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.64% LONDON 1.59% SYSTEMS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.59% TRADING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.59% CARE 1.44% CARE 0.59% J 1.44% TRAINING 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% HOLDINGS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.42% ENGINEERING 0.55% IT 1.35% M 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% NEWS 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% IT 0.50% M 1.28% WEST) 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.26% (NORTH 0.50% S 1.24%
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 803 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 242 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 64 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 25,053 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 60 7,634 99999 - Dormant Company 40 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 13,161 9305 - Other service activities 38 9,454 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 14,940 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 5,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 25 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,767 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 22 2,339 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 6,460 7499 - Non-trading company 21 13,408 5530 - Restaurants 20 5,181 7011 - Development & sell real estate 19 3,743 4542 - Joinery installation 18 1,100 43210 - Electrical installation 18 2,747 6024 - Freight transport by road 18 2,771
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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