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Bolton, Greater Manchester

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 461 companies were registered in Bolton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BoltonUK
    2013461132,684
    2012454118,868
    % change1.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (461) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013146140175
    New companies in 2012162147145
    % change-9.9%-4.8%20.7%
    Record Year2012 (162)2011 (161)2013 (175)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 437 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 46.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BoltonUK
    201343786,170
    201229875,908
    % change46.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (457) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous September.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201310395239
    Closed companies in 20129811486
    % change5.1%-16.7%178%
    Record Year2009 (122)2008 (197)2013 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Bolton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 24 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BoltonUK
    20132446,514
    201215642,960
    Record Year 2005 (209) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20134345-64
    Net growth in 2012643359
    Record Year2003 (116)2003 (101)2002 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Bolton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bolton
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-19.4%-12.6%5.8%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)1979 (0.6%)1983 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 2007 when 30.2% of all directors were female.

    22.7% of all director appointments in Bolton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BOLTON1.63%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    (NW)1.06%PROPERTY2.53%
    (BOLTON)0.95%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.76%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.76%DESIGN1.78%
    S0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.57%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    P0.57%CARE1.64%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRAINING0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRANSPORT0.57%J1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    CENTRE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.53%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DESIGN0.49%IT1.39%
    ENGINEERING0.49%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DIRECT0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    M0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    MARKETING0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied940260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company13646,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11654,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11034,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8125,547
    86900 - Other human health activities659,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6317,715
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet478,475
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4526,675
    41100 - Development of building projects409,271
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified407,590
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate368,312
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3612,516
    43210 - Electrical installation365,724
    49410 - Freight transport by road336,904
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles334,955
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment305,859
    56101 - Licensed restaurants307,531
    74990 - Non-trading company3014,228
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing285,382

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08638191 R J D ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08640917 TREATMENT REFERRALS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    OC387079 MYFDADVISOR LLP 07 Aug 2013
    08643555 QUERCUS ONLINE LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08648001 THE VISION VAPOUR COMPANY LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08649532 AC - QC LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08650033 YUSUF VALI LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08656555 SKCS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08658583 VIATRALALA LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08661114 BOLTON ENTERPRISES LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08664849 ECM CONSULTANTS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08670005 JUST4CANVAS LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08670091 JUST4BARGAIN LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08670097 CANVASDESIGNZ LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08660318 WP CAR COMPANY LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08638669 FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS BL LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08641656 LANCASHIRE WHIP LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08648448 AMIST LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08650937 BEDDINGS DIRECT LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08651265 UK STAG AND HENS PARTIES LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08654056 BVC (BOLTON) LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08658097 ROMU ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08659200 PDS MINI WORKSHOPS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08639290 SAMOSA JOE'S LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08643963 E3 PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD 08 Aug 2013

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