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
    08126626 TOTAL PROPERTY SALES LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128845 RASPBERRY DUCK LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129519 W3 PROTECTION LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08129663 POP BUBBLE ROCK! LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130817 RANAZZA SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133892 NAWAAB GLOBAL LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08138094 SILVER TRADERS LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08143856 SIYLORD LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146395 B.H.B SUPPLIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147186 MY TREAT CARD LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148040 URBANE TILING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151916 CD PLUMBING+HEATING LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152417 CRAFT WOOL & THREAD CO LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08156712 SPECIFIC COMPONENTS (BOLTON) LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08159780 BRAMBLE COURT (ACORN HOUSE) LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08159848 BRAMBLE COURT (CEDAR HOUSE) RTM COMPANY LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08129057 RESIVENT LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08138872 TEOLEX LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08141100 FIRE PROTECTION WAREHOUSE LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08147064 MOJO SOLAR LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08153015 COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08127454 EMPIRE FOOD SUPPLIES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08135386 NASHSEAL LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138025 APPOINT MARKETING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138575 FAIRWOOD LEISURE STORAGE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012