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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

  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 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)BoltonUK
    2011414116,391
    2010400105,137
    % change3.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011132145137
    New companies in 2010104128168
    % change26.9%13.3%-18.5%
    Record Year2008 (137)2007 (250)2006 (346)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201131690,986
    201027582,677
    % change14.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201111111986
    Closed companies in 20107680119
    % change46.1%48.8%-28%
    Record Year2011 (111)2011 (119)2009 (272)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    20119825,405
    201012522,460
    Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011212651
    Net growth in 2010284849
    Record Year2004 (85)2007 (195)2006 (292)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change9.5%-0.4%-22.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1960 (0.8%)2006 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.69%CONSULTING5.04%
    BOLTON1.11%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING0.98%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DESIGN0.84%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENGINEERING0.80%TRADING2.10%
    (BOLTON)0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.80%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    (NW)0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRADING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%LONDON1.60%
    CARE0.62%CARE1.45%
    BUSINESS0.58%J1.45%
    ROOFING0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDICAL0.53%IT1.41%
    SALES0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SYSTEMS0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    M0.53%M1.30%
    SUPPLIES0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ONLINE0.49%S1.24%
    HIRE0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROPERTIES0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied793202,798
    7487 - Other business activities20860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7230,253
    9999 - Dormant Company5619,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5016,150
    99999 - Dormant Company4918,336
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering476,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3610,085
    9305 - Other service activities338,740
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2812,916
    86900 - Other human health activities274,092
    62090 - Other information technology service activities256,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified257,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2310,246
    5530 - Restaurants224,898
    7260 - Other computer related activities227,789
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities223,436
    86230 - Dental practice activities221,418
    43210 - Electrical installation213,172
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified212,754

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510407 CJR RETAILING LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07510372 PEARL TRAVELS LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07508073 SWIMSMART LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508035 HYDE ROAD MOTORS LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07507879 S & Q LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507627 VXCEL CONSTRUCTION LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07506860 FOURTEX DRY LINING SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07506633 TRM & SONS (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504433 PDR RUBBER LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503714 GWMH LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502487 ARKO ROOFING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500332 SIMPLIFY CS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07495214 VICTORIA JAMES ASSOCIATES LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07494356 NEWWAVE BRANDS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07490214 MAKORBY LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07488499 MJH AGENCY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486871 ORIGINAL POUNDSTORE EXTRA LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486333 KENWATKIN CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07484079 2MC RIGHTS AND DESIGNS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07493675 COMBINED BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07500793 AM-PM NEWS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07490532 APPLEBY BOOKS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07486956 ARK TALENT GROUP LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07505786 THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST (ULTRA) LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504464 FES ELECTRICAL LIMITED 25 Jan 2011