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
    08595435 CANDYBAR21 LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08599429 AGILE DIGITAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599545 ZOBRA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08603913 CHIRP MEDIA LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08604130 PATTER FEET LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08605019 107 (BLACKPOOL) LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08607915 FINDPEOPLE4U LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08609627 KREAMY KREAMS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08613656 CLAIM PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08616423 FLITE FPV LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08624787 RECOVERED FUELS LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08627531 RDM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08628920 BRAND POOL (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08629572 THE VENUE CHURCHGATE LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08629857 R L LOVATT SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08630273 EQUIT IT LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08631755 DIAMOND NAILS (BOLTON) LTD 31 Jul 2013
    08605481 SAMANTHA PRENDERGAST LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08619233 GRACE TAYLOR BARBERS LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08631569 SH INVESTMENTS (BOLTON) LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08595495 FLYJACK EXPORT LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08597454 RAY ASSOCIATES LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08605077 HALSEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08607863 AOC BOLTON LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08610653 PRIDE EDUCATION LTD. 15 Jul 2013