Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 481 companies were registered in Bolton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bolton UK 2012 481 131,491 2011 414 116,391 % change 16.2% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 140 163 178 New companies in 2011 132 145 137 % change 6.1% 12.4% 29.9% Record Year 2012 (140) 2007 (250) 2006 (346)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 207 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 34.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bolton UK 2012 207 67,576 2011 316 90,987 % change -34.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 71 59 77 Closed companies in 2011 111 119 86 % change -36.0% -50.4% -10% Record Year 2011 (111) 2011 (119) 2009 (272)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Bolton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 274 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bolton UK 2012 274 63,915 2011 98 25,404 Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 69 104 101 Net growth in 2011 21 26 51 Record Year 2004 (85) 2007 (195) 2006 (292)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bolton 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -9.1% -3.9% 21.5% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1960 (0.8%) 2006 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.27% CONSULTING 5.07% BOLTON 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRANSPORT 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.37% (NW) 0.78% TRADING 2.07% M 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SECURITY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CARE 0.70% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTING 0.70% MEDIA 1.72% (BOLTON) 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.66% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.66% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BEAUTY 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% BUSINESS 0.61% IT 1.40% CENTRE 0.57% CARE 1.34% D 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% P 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CAR 0.53% M 1.27% S 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% SUPPLIES 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% SOLAR 0.49% S 1.20% SEDDON 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 821 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 198 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 61 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 58 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 13,637 86900 - Other human health activities 38 5,066 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 14,303 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 32 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 28 8,818 43210 - Electrical installation 24 3,573 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 3,931 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 23 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 22 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,154 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 22 3,136
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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