Bolton, Greater Manchester
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bolton when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bolton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 575 companies were registered in Bolton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 23.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bolton UK 2014 575 150,722 2013 465 134,802 % change 23.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 182 204 189 New companies in 2013 162 153 150 % change 12.3% 33.3% 26.0% Record Year 2014 (182) 2007 (250) 2006 (346)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 337 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 65.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bolton UK 2014 337 82,370 2013 204 77,914 % change 65.2% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 116 122 99 Closed companies in 2013 86 47 71 % change 34.9% 159.6% 39% Record Year 2014 (116) 2014 (122) 2009 (272)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Bolton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 238 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bolton UK 2014 238 68,352 2013 261 56,888 Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 66 82 90 Net growth in 2013 76 106 79 Record Year 2004 (85) 2007 (195) 2006 (292)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bolton 2014 0.4% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change 5.1% 23.1% 5.1% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 1960 (0.8%) 2006 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 2008 when 31.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BOLTON 1.62% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.67% (NW) 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 0.97% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 0.94% TRADING 2.05% (BOLTON) 0.87% LONDON 1.88% TRANSPORT 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.72% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% BUSINESS 0.65% DESIGN 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.65% BUSINESS 1.71% J 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.60% BUILDING 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.60% S 0.58% GLOBAL 1.58% TRADING 0.58% J 1.48% MEDICAL 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PROPERTY 0.50% MEDIA 1.48% HAIR 0.50% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% TRANSPORT 1.30% TRAINING 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% B 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.47% M 1.21% CONSULTANTS 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,040 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 137 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 130 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 115 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 81 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 69 10,273 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 67 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 27,750 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 46 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 41 9,855 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 8,155 74990 - Non-trading company 36 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 12,813 43210 - Electrical installation 35 5,885 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 35 9,284 49410 - Freight transport by road 32 8,014 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 31 6,236 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 5,130 43290 - Other construction installation 31 3,231 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 27 7,300
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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