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

  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 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)BoltonUK
    2013465134,802
    2012481131,491
    % change-3.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (559) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013162153150
    New companies in 2012140163178
    % change15.7%-6.1%-15.7%
    Record Year2013 (162)2007 (250)2006 (346)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201320477,914
    201220767,576
    % change-1.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013864771
    Closed companies in 2012715977
    % change21.1%-20.3%-8%
    Record Year2011 (111)2011 (119)2009 (272)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BoltonUK
    201326156,888
    201227463,915
    Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20137610679
    Net growth in 201269104101
    Record Year2004 (85)2007 (195)2006 (292)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change3.7%-6.8%-12.9%
    Record Year2004 (0.4%)1960 (0.8%)2006 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTING5.18%
    BOLTON1.36%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    PROPERTY0.85%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (NW)0.81%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%TRADING2.06%
    P0.74%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%ENGINEERING1.78%
    (BOLTON)0.70%BUSINESS1.77%
    MEDIA0.66%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    LEISURE0.62%LONDON1.72%
    CARE0.62%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    S0.62%MEDIA1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%GLOBAL1.57%
    CENTRE0.58%J1.56%
    J0.58%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.58%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ENGINEERING0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    M0.54%M1.25%
    TRAINING0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    HOLDINGS0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CATERING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SALES0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    TRADING0.43%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied925249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company13843,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10432,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7923,532
    86900 - Other human health activities598,465
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5024,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5016,448
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified426,954
    41100 - Development of building projects428,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet427,199
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3512,664
    43210 - Electrical installation355,625
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate357,507
    7487 - Other business activities307,556
    49410 - Freight transport by road305,834
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing305,145
    74990 - Non-trading company3014,129
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles284,684
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation284,332

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344126 HASLAND CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08346464 AJP CARS LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08347455 GREENLABOUR LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348617 FIAZ KHAN LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08355394 SHERWOOD HOMES LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08357170 EVERYDAY TRAVEL LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08358402 RMI TRADING LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08362739 CLAIMING4REFUNDS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08367079 DUNCAN P. ASPINALL LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369061 CDB CATERING LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370661 NORTH WEST COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08370727 LAND & PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08372538 GAMER (UK) LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08373238 TWO WORDS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375624 SEVALINE CARE HOMES LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376180 BOLTON CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITY GROUP 25 Jan 2013
    08378488 GALAXYTEXT LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08379358 FOUR WINDS VENTURES LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383518 OPENXCELL LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383555 SOLENTIVE SOFTWARE UK LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383714 DW BARS LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08383750 COLEMANS ENTERPRISE LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08356560 AMARA FINANCE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08360982 HD JOINERY (NORTH WEST) LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08374832 ACCESSORIES-R-US LIMITED 25 Jan 2013