Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 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 2013)
A total of 465 companies were registered in Bolton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bolton UK 2013 465 134,802 2012 481 131,491 % change -3.3% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 162 153 150 New companies in 2012 140 163 178 % change 15.7% -6.1% -15.7% Record Year 2013 (162) 2007 (250) 2006 (346)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 204 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bolton UK 2013 204 77,914 2012 207 67,576 % change -1.4% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 86 47 71 Closed companies in 2012 71 59 77 % change 21.1% -20.3% -8% Record Year 2011 (111) 2011 (119) 2009 (272)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Bolton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 261 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bolton UK 2013 261 56,888 2012 274 63,915 Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 76 106 79 Net growth in 2012 69 104 101 Record Year 2004 (85) 2007 (195) 2006 (292)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Bolton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bolton 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 3.7% -6.8% -12.9% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 1960 (0.8%) 2006 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 2008 when 31.0% of all directors were female.
23.0% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.71% CONSULTING 5.18% BOLTON 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.78% PROPERTY 0.85% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (NW) 0.81% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% TRADING 2.06% P 0.74% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.78% (BOLTON) 0.70% BUSINESS 1.77% MEDIA 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.75% LEISURE 0.62% LONDON 1.72% CARE 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% S 0.62% MEDIA 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.62% GLOBAL 1.57% CENTRE 0.58% J 1.56% J 0.58% CARE 1.46% DESIGN 0.58% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ENGINEERING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% M 0.54% M 1.25% TRAINING 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% HOLDINGS 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CATERING 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SALES 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% TRADING 0.43% SECURITY 1.15%
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 925 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 149 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 138 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 104 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 79 23,532 86900 - Other human health activities 59 8,465 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 50 16,448 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 42 6,954 41100 - Development of building projects 42 8,637 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 7,199 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 12,664 43210 - Electrical installation 35 5,625 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 35 7,507 7487 - Other business activities 30 7,556 49410 - Freight transport by road 30 5,834 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 30 5,145 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,129 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 28 4,684 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 28 4,332
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