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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bolton UK 2014 524 143,414 2013 461 132,684 % change 13.7% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (524) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 159 155 210 New companies in 2013 146 140 175 % change 8.9% 10.7% 20.0% Record Year 2012 (162) 2011 (161) 2014 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bolton UK 2014 420 101,670 2013 437 86,170 % change -3.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (457) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 146 141 133 Closed companies in 2013 103 95 239 % change 41.7% 48.4% -44% Record Year 2014 (146) 2008 (197) 2013 (239)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bolton UK 2014 104 41,744 2013 24 46,514 Record Year 2005 (209) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 13 14 77 Net growth in 2013 43 45 -64 Record Year 2003 (116) 2003 (101) 2002 (101)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.4% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change -1.0% 5.6% 10.1% Record Year 2004 (0.5%) 1979 (0.6%) 1983 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BOLTON 1.43% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.63% HIRE 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.55% DRIVER 1.05% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 0.99% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTING 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ELECTRICAL 0.95% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.95% LONDON 1.95% DEVELOPMENTS 0.82% CARE 1.94% MEDICAL 0.82% TRANSPORT 1.76% (NW) 0.78% DESIGN 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TRANSPORT 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.63% NORTH 0.68% BUSINESS 1.62% (BOLTON) 0.68% J 1.53% TRADING 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% GLOBAL 1.51% WEST 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.50% BUSINESS 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% J 0.58% MEDIA 1.38% CENTRE 0.51% CO., 1.36% PROPERTY 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% TRAINING 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% MANCHESTER 0.48% IT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.48% M 1.23%
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 1,053 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 132 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 129 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 102 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 92 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 80 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 67 18,890 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 29,313 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 9,914 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 40 10,361 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 38 6,630 49410 - Freight transport by road 36 9,960 41100 - Development of building projects 35 10,604 74990 - Non-trading company 35 14,006 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 5,335 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 30 6,595 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,795 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 27 3,397 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 27 3,702 43210 - Electrical installation 27 5,922
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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