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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

  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 (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)BoltonUK
    2011461114,512
    2010403101,492
    % change14.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (461) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011147161153
    New companies in 2010132135136
    % change11.4%19.3%12.5%
    Record Year2003 (160)2011 (161)2011 (153)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201127772,230
    201030687,705
    % change-9.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (456) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20118410885
    Closed companies in 201010110996
    % change-16.8%-0.9%-11%
    Record Year2009 (122)2008 (197)2009 (217)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201118442,282
    20109713,787
    Record Year 2003 (302) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011635368
    Net growth in 2010312640
    Record Year2003 (116)2003 (101)2002 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change1.9%0.4%1.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1979 (0.6%)1974 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.08%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BOLTON1.03%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    (BOLTON)0.90%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.86%DESIGN1.94%
    CARE0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    M0.77%BUSINESS1.82%
    SECURITY0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    (NW)0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.65%LONDON1.63%
    J0.60%J1.47%
    TRADING0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    SUPPLIES0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SEDDON0.56%CARE1.42%
    MEDIA0.52%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDICAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.52%M1.25%
    HOUSE0.52%ENERGY1.22%
    ONLINE0.52%TRAINING1.21%
    NORTH0.52%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied801204,493
    7487 - Other business activities24065,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7029,245
    9999 - Dormant Company6722,587
    99999 - Dormant Company4918,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4715,760
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3810,018
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering376,321
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3714,755
    9305 - Other service activities3510,525
    7499 - Non-trading company2811,543
    86900 - Other human health activities264,019
    7260 - Other computer related activities268,686
    5530 - Restaurants255,640
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2510,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,798
    43210 - Electrical installation202,938
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified202,625
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities193,271

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07764236 SAMTORRI LTD. 06 Sep 2011
    07768516 EAST BRIDGFORD HILL LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07763517 AVERILL & AMOS ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07771590 DH TAXI HIRE LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07771710 BDI WEBS LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772192 FIRSTCLASS FURNISHINGS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07772889 IANS FISH & CHIPS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07773452 E111 LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07776268 RYAN PAUL CONSULTING LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07779731 THE STAIRPARTS COMPANY LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07782023 LANDMARK PG GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782468 TPI (UK) LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07786848 FLORALS BY KAY LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07787275 NORTH WEST PAPER SUPPLIES LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07789419 GREEN CLEANING DOCTOR LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07789571 AMREC RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07791230 WHOLESALE BUILDING PLASTICS NORTH WEST LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07790614 EVERSEEN LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07759710 A J TOBIN FLOOR SYSTEMS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07769404 HOT PRINT DESIGN (UK) LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07773357 DENPIRE LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07779869 PLATINUM PLASTERING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07779895 KLAZZYLABELS BOUTIQUE LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780649 PRO-TEC INSTALLATIONS UK LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07782697 AMARA KHURRAM LIMITED 22 Sep 2011