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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

  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 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)BoltonUK
    2012481131,491
    2011414116,391
    % change16.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012140163178
    New companies in 2011132145137
    % change6.1%12.4%29.9%
    Record Year2012 (140)2007 (250)2006 (346)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201220767,576
    201131690,987
    % change-34.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012715977
    Closed companies in 201111111986
    % change-36.0%-50.4%-10%
    Record Year2011 (111)2011 (119)2009 (272)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201227463,915
    20119825,404
    Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201269104101
    Net growth in 2011212651
    Record Year2004 (85)2007 (195)2006 (292)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-9.1%-3.9%21.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1960 (0.8%)2006 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTING5.07%
    BOLTON1.23%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    TRANSPORT1.07%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%PROPERTY2.37%
    (NW)0.78%TRADING2.07%
    M0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SECURITY0.70%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CARE0.70%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    (BOLTON)0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.66%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BEAUTY0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUSINESS0.61%IT1.40%
    CENTRE0.57%CARE1.34%
    D0.57%PROPERTIES1.31%
    P0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CAR0.53%M1.27%
    S0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    SUPPLIES0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    SOLAR0.49%S1.20%
    SEDDON0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied821216,665
    7487 - Other business activities19852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7635,233
    9999 - Dormant Company6118,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6019,704
    99999 - Dormant Company5825,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4413,637
    86900 - Other human health activities385,066
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3314,303
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering325,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified329,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,113
    9305 - Other service activities288,818
    43210 - Electrical installation243,573
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified243,931
    62090 - Other information technology service activities248,145
    7499 - Non-trading company239,102
    74990 - Non-trading company229,729
    7260 - Other computer related activities227,154
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified223,136

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895731 AMK ENTERPRISE (BOLTON) LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896000 EQUALITY ACCESS AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07897453 BOWGREEN LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07900980 RESOLVE DRAINAGE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902020 RUMWORTH CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07905783 JOHN EDGE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906331 ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS TEAM LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07907061 ILUMINA PROMOTIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909481 S & F LALLY LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07909645 SAMPLEMASTER LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07910055 NO-MATCH LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07916791 ESSMAN LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07917153 BRONX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07926735 RAW TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07926949 RIDGWAY ARMS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07929017 URBAN ML CIC 30 Jan 2012
    07930427 N-SURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07930478 H S NEWS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07899431 CORNER LANE SELF SERVE LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07900612 AL FAZAL ASSOCIATES LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07900839 ACUSCAFF LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07908459 SUPER PRODUCTS LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07927001 ENVI TRADING LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07928498 DAILY DEALS (NW) LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07910544 GJP LIVERPOOL LIMITED 16 Jan 2012