Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 461 companies were registered in Bolton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bolton UK 2011 461 114,512 2010 403 101,492 % change 14.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (461) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 147 161 153 New companies in 2010 132 135 136 % change 11.4% 19.3% 12.5% Record Year 2003 (160) 2011 (161) 2011 (153)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 277 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bolton UK 2011 277 72,230 2010 306 87,705 % change -9.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (456) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 84 108 85 Closed companies in 2010 101 109 96 % change -16.8% -0.9% -11% Record Year 2009 (122) 2008 (197) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Bolton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 184 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bolton UK 2011 184 42,282 2010 97 13,787 Record Year 2003 (302) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 63 53 68 Net growth in 2010 31 26 40 Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (101) 2002 (101)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bolton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 1.9% 0.4% 1.6% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1979 (0.6%) 1974 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Bolton in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.55% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BOLTON 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.19% (BOLTON) 0.90% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 0.86% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.86% DESIGN 1.94% CARE 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.85% M 0.77% BUSINESS 1.82% SECURITY 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.74% ELECTRICAL 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% (NW) 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.65% LONDON 1.63% J 0.60% J 1.47% TRADING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% SUPPLIES 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SEDDON 0.56% CARE 1.42% MEDIA 0.52% IT 1.38% CONSULTANTS 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% MEDICAL 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.52% M 1.25% HOUSE 0.52% ENERGY 1.22% ONLINE 0.52% TRAINING 1.21% NORTH 0.52% S 1.21%
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 801 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 240 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 67 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 49 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 15,760 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 10,018 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 37 6,321 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 14,755 9305 - Other service activities 35 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 28 11,543 86900 - Other human health activities 26 4,019 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 8,686 5530 - Restaurants 25 5,640 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 6,798 43210 - Electrical installation 20 2,938 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 20 2,625 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 3,271
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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