Bolton, Greater Manchester

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 524 companies were registered in Bolton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BoltonUK
    2014524143,414
    2013461132,684
    % change13.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (524) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014159155210
    New companies in 2013146140175
    % change8.9%10.7%20.0%
    Record Year2012 (162)2011 (161)2014 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 420 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BoltonUK
    2014420101,670
    201343786,170
    % change-3.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (457) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bolton when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014146141133
    Closed companies in 201310395239
    % change41.7%48.4%-44%
    Record Year2014 (146)2008 (197)2013 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Bolton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 104 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BoltonUK
    201410441,744
    20132446,514
    Record Year 2005 (209) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014131477
    Net growth in 20134345-64
    Record Year2003 (116)2003 (101)2002 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bolton
    20140.4%
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change-1.0%5.6%10.1%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)1979 (0.6%)1983 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    23.0% of all director appointments in Bolton in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BOLTON1.43%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    HIRE1.19%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    DRIVER1.05%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTING0.95%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.95%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.95%LONDON1.95%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.82%CARE1.94%
    MEDICAL0.82%TRANSPORT1.76%
    (NW)0.78%DESIGN1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.71%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRANSPORT0.71%PROPERTIES1.63%
    NORTH0.68%BUSINESS1.62%
    (BOLTON)0.68%J1.53%
    TRADING0.68%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%GLOBAL1.51%
    WEST0.61%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    BUSINESS0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    J0.58%MEDIA1.38%
    CENTRE0.51%CO.,1.36%
    PROPERTY0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    TRAINING0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    MANCHESTER0.48%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,053278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company13248,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12957,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10240,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9228,224
    86900 - Other human health activities8011,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6718,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5029,313
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet409,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4010,361
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment386,630
    49410 - Freight transport by road369,960
    41100 - Development of building projects3510,604
    74990 - Non-trading company3514,006
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles315,335
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate306,595
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,795
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles273,397
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores273,702
    43210 - Electrical installation275,922

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199131 MCGUINESS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09199350 CLAIM SPOTTER UK LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201119 REEVES LEISURE LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09204917 MM SERVICES (STOKE-ON-TRENT) LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09207066 LENEK LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09209214 KIRBY SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09211831 FFO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09213210 ATLAS MINI BUSES & PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215313 STREET TRADING LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09215628 HERITAGE INNS (OLD LANGHO) LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09216028 HIGH PERFORMANCE DIETITIAN LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09223893 DEBT LEGAL (UK) LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09225207 SAROLTA CLOTHINGS LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09228383 1ST4FIREPLACES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09232571 FRANZIT LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09235045 BARISTA BAR LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09235087 PAUL WHEATLEY SERVICES (STOKE-ON-TRENT) LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09237836 PARSONAGE CAR SALES LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09239878 ECLIPSE GEOSPATIAL LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09241323 BUREAU #1 LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09212224 JAMES LYNCH LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09217199 KNACK CREATIVE LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09224216 RAHJOUS MEDICAL LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09241574 YELLODOT LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09200775 INGRAM PROPERTY SERVICES & MANAGEMENT LTD 03 Sep 2014