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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bolton UK 2012 454 118,868 2011 461 114,512 % change -1.5% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (461) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 162 147 145 New companies in 2011 147 161 153 % change 10.2% -8.7% -5.2% Record Year 2012 (162) 2011 (161) 2011 (153)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bolton UK 2012 284 74,772 2011 277 72,230 % change 2.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (456) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 98 114 72 Closed companies in 2011 84 108 85 % change 16.7% 5.6% -15% Record Year 2009 (122) 2008 (197) 2009 (217)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bolton UK 2012 170 44,096 2011 184 42,282 Record Year 2003 (302) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 64 33 73 Net growth in 2011 63 53 68 Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (101) 2002 (101)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -1.1% -8.0% -6.3% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1979 (0.6%) 1974 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.73% CONSULTING 5.05% BOLTON 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRANSPORT 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ELECTRICAL 0.80% PROPERTY 2.35% (NW) 0.80% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.80% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% P 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% D 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CENTRE 0.60% MEDIA 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.60% LONDON 1.67% LEISURE 0.60% J 1.55% M 0.60% GLOBAL 1.53% (BOLTON) 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.46% S 0.56% IT 1.43% CONSULTING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% SECURITY 0.52% CARE 1.32% CATERING 0.52% M 1.27% N 0.52% BUILDING 1.22% CARE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SUPPLIES 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.48% S 1.17% TRADING 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,247 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 127 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 63 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 39 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 37 4,998 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 9,891 43210 - Electrical installation 25 3,387 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 3,943 41100 - Development of building projects 24 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 23 6,142 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 3,712 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 22 2,757 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 8,437 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 4,119 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 3,493
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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