Bolton, Greater Manchester

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 454 companies were registered in Bolton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BoltonUK
    2012454118,868
    2011461114,512
    % change-1.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (461) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012162147145
    New companies in 2011147161153
    % change10.2%-8.7%-5.2%
    Record Year2012 (162)2011 (161)2011 (153)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 284 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BoltonUK
    201228474,772
    201127772,230
    % change2.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (456) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20129811472
    Closed companies in 20118410885
    % change16.7%5.6%-15%
    Record Year2009 (122)2008 (197)2009 (217)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bolton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 170 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BoltonUK
    201217044,096
    201118442,282
    Record Year 2003 (302) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012643373
    Net growth in 2011635368
    Record Year2003 (116)2003 (101)2002 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bolton
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-1.1%-8.0%-6.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1979 (0.6%)1974 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.0% of all director appointments in Bolton in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.73%CONSULTING5.05%
    BOLTON1.33%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRANSPORT1.13%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%PROPERTY2.35%
    (NW)0.80%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    P0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    D0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CENTRE0.60%MEDIA1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.60%LONDON1.67%
    LEISURE0.60%J1.55%
    M0.60%GLOBAL1.53%
    (BOLTON)0.56%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    S0.56%IT1.43%
    CONSULTING0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SECURITY0.52%CARE1.32%
    CATERING0.52%M1.27%
    N0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    CARE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SUPPLIES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.48%S1.17%
    TRADING0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,247331,455
    7487 - Other business activities12735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7033,677
    99999 - Dormant Company6325,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6019,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4013,716
    9999 - Dormant Company3912,598
    86900 - Other human health activities374,998
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3214,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,891
    43210 - Electrical installation253,387
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified253,943
    41100 - Development of building projects244,965
    9305 - Other service activities236,142
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet233,712
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles222,757
    62090 - Other information technology service activities227,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy218,437
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities214,119
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering193,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164209 BLUEDOT TECHNOLOGY LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165927 ALTERNATIVEADS LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08168907 DIXON & HUCKERBY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08170722 RUMI MOUNT PLEASANT LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171639 GLOBAL LINK TRADING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08175562 WALKDEN ESTATES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176021 CRYSTAL IVY LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08181576 AJC INVESTMENTS (NW) LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08181939 I AM TELEMARKETING LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182872 SHAHBAZ KHAN LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182956 HALLIWELL PIZZA LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08186765 MARGARET WOODHOUSE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08187145 SAM ALLARDYCE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08188810 CLWYDIAN VALE WELSH MEATS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189577 SMH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189815 IAB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08194797 IABC LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08194907 WAITES BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08171155 R & K CATERING LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174787 PST COURIERS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176010 DG AUTOS (BOLTON) LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08178345 BAKERY EQUIPMENT LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08166604 ERMANE LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08177661 4D GARDEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08178204 TAHIR MEDIX LIMITED 14 Aug 2012