Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 414 companies were registered in Bolton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bolton UK 2011 414 116,391 2010 400 105,137 % change 3.5% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 132 145 137 New companies in 2010 104 128 168 % change 26.9% 13.3% -18.5% Record Year 2008 (137) 2007 (250) 2006 (346)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 316 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bolton UK 2011 316 90,986 2010 275 82,677 % change 14.9% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 111 119 86 Closed companies in 2010 76 80 119 % change 46.1% 48.8% -28% Record Year 2011 (111) 2011 (119) 2009 (272)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Bolton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 98 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bolton UK 2011 98 25,405 2010 125 22,460 Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 21 26 51 Net growth in 2010 28 48 49 Record Year 2004 (85) 2007 (195) 2006 (292)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bolton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 9.5% -0.4% -22.2% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1960 (0.8%) 2006 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.69% CONSULTING 5.04% BOLTON 1.11% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.16% DESIGN 0.84% PROPERTY 2.38% ENGINEERING 0.80% TRADING 2.10% (BOLTON) 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% BUILDING 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ELECTRICAL 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% (NW) 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TRADING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.61% CONSULTANCY 0.62% LONDON 1.60% CARE 0.62% CARE 1.45% BUSINESS 0.58% J 1.45% ROOFING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.44% MEDIA 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MEDICAL 0.53% IT 1.41% SALES 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% SYSTEMS 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% M 0.53% M 1.30% SUPPLIES 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ONLINE 0.49% S 1.24% HIRE 0.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% PROPERTIES 0.49% SYSTEMS 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 793 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 208 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 56 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 49 18,336 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 47 6,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 10,085 9305 - Other service activities 33 8,740 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 12,916 86900 - Other human health activities 27 4,092 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,788 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 10,246 5530 - Restaurants 22 4,898 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,789 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 3,436 86230 - Dental practice activities 22 1,418 43210 - Electrical installation 21 3,172 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 21 2,754
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07586800 MONDTECH LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07586491 M.T BELLY'S LTD 31 Mar 2011 07577891 CALE THERAPY LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07575925 CLC ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISORS LTD 23 Mar 2011 07567561 L E GLOBAL SERVICE UK LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 07566920 INCREDIBLE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07565697 HR4HR LTD 16 Mar 2011 07564117 VERDANT SPORTS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011 07563859 ADAMSONS LAW LIMITED 15 Mar 2011 07560015 JIM WEAR FREIGHT LTD 10 Mar 2011 07554477 AQ2 LTD 07 Mar 2011 07546442 MAL FIRE LTD 01 Mar 2011 07546250 STEVEN DAVIES LIMITED 01 Mar 2011 OC362475 GREYDAY LLP 07 Mar 2011 07586446 SOVEREIGN BENEFITS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07551140 BE STRONG PROJECT LTD 03 Mar 2011 07580417 EXPRESS INJURY CLAIM SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2011 07572516 ANGELS CARE PRIVATE LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07568850 SURVEY RIVER LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 07567692 KACE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 07563517 TRANSWORLDSAFETY LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07557649 C.A.T.S YOUTH THEATRE 09 Mar 2011 07555558 2M MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Mar 2011 07554578 YOURMONEYTRANSFER LTD 07 Mar 2011 07551002 J & L FABRICATIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
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