Bolton, Greater Manchester
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 811 companies were formed in Bolton. This figure is 4.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bolton occurred in 2006 when a total of 975 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bolton UK 2011 811 228,735 2010 779 203,749 % change 4.1% 12.3% Record Year 2006 (975) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 397 companies were registered in Bolton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bolton UK 2011 397 112,344 2010 379 98,612 % change 4.7% 13.9% Record Year 2003 (496) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 118 121 158 New companies in 2010 142 106 131 % change -16.9% 14.2% 20.6% Record Year 2006 (168) 2003 (152) 2003 (182)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 586 companies were dissolved in Bolton. This figure is 2.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bolton occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,360 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bolton UK 2011 586 162,310 2010 601 177,631 % change -2.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,360) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 270 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bolton UK 2011 270 71,324 2010 326 94,954 % change -17.2% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (946) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 59 125 86 Closed companies in 2010 84 126 116 % change -29.8% -0.8% -26% Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (528) 2009 (195)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Bolton increased by 225 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bolton UK 2011 225 66,425 2010 178 26,118 Record Year 2003 (678) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Bolton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 127 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bolton UK 2011 127 41,020 2010 53 3,658 Record Year 2003 (383) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 59 -4 72 Net growth in 2010 58 -20 15 Record Year 2003 (124) 2003 (118) 2003 (141)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bolton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bolton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -19.6% -10.1% 6.9% Record Year 1966 (0.6%) 1979 (0.9%) 1966 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Bolton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Bolton in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.59% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 0.97% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTANCY 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.17% (BOLTON) 0.93% PROPERTY 2.43% BOLTON 0.88% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.84% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROPERTY 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% (NW) 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ONLINE 0.66% MEDIA 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.62% LONDON 1.60% J 0.62% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDICAL 0.62% J 1.44% M 0.62% CARE 1.44% SUPPLIES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.42% SEDDON 0.57% IT 1.39% TRADING 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% MEDIA 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% ROOFING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.53% M 1.27% D 0.48% S 1.23% BUSINESS 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% BUILDING 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 774 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 218 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 30,647 99999 - Dormant Company 50 18,918 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 49 5,928 9999 - Dormant Company 49 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 16,419 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 10,322 9305 - Other service activities 35 9,063 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 10,545 86900 - Other human health activities 26 4,154 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 7,849 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 7,095 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,835 43210 - Electrical installation 21 3,085 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 3,394 5530 - Restaurants 21 5,086 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 20 2,739 7499 - Non-trading company 19 10,955
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