Bolton, Greater Manchester

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bolton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bolton when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bolton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bolton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 615 companies were registered in Bolton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BoltonUK
    2015615161,156
    2014575150,722
    % change7.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (615) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015181213221
    New companies in 2014182204189
    % change-0.5%4.4%16.9%
    Record Year2014 (182)2007 (250)2006 (346)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 332 companies were dissolved in Bolton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BoltonUK
    201533289,523
    201433782,370
    % change-1.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201593110129
    Closed companies in 201411612299
    % change-19.8%-9.8%30%
    Record Year2014 (116)2014 (122)2009 (272)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bolton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 283 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BoltonUK
    201528371,633
    201423868,352
    Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bolton when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20158810392
    Net growth in 2014668290
    Record Year2015 (88)2007 (195)2006 (292)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bolton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bolton
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-2.5%-3.8%6.6%
    Record Year2004 (0.4%)1960 (0.8%)2006 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bolton was in 2008 when 31.0% of all directors were female.

    23.3% of all director appointments in Bolton in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DRIVER2.74%CONSULTING5.23%
    HIRE2.68%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    BOLTON1.27%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.08%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.95%ENGINEERING2.12%
    (NW)0.78%LONDON1.91%
    TRANSPORT0.75%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTIES0.75%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSULTING0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDICAL0.62%CO.,1.58%
    NORTH0.62%J1.55%
    (BOLTON)0.59%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    MEDIA0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    ENGINEERING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    40.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    J0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    WEST0.52%IT1.30%
    R0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    CENTRE0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,126288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company13749,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13058,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10843,081
    86900 - Other human health activities9113,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8729,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6530,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6319,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4211,600
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment406,815
    41100 - Development of building projects4011,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3810,200
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands378,607
    49410 - Freight transport by road3512,485
    56302 - Public houses and bars346,355
    56101 - Licensed restaurants338,909
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles335,392
    43210 - Electrical installation326,139
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate317,450
    74990 - Non-trading company3113,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09471030 ML TRANSPORT & COURIER LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472868 BOX LIGHTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09475814 WALBURY COMMERCIAL LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09477256 JLN DANCE & FITNESS LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09485794 QUALITAS MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09493719 MAMA MIA FOOD HOUSE LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09495757 HALSALL GROUP LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09498122 SUCH COMFORT LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09507223 TRIPLE TECH LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09508125 DM PREP LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09509420 SYKES JOINERY CONTRACTORS LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09510462 DW PLANT AND EXCAVATION SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09511346 SYD'S GRILL CHIPPY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09511564 HERITAGE INNS (SAMLESBURY) LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512608 RESOURCE THE FUTURE LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09514825 GR IMPORTS LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09516547 R.M.S.J LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09519189 UBER TAXIS NORTH WEST LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09519715 SO IT SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09465559 CHRIS DEVENNEY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466998 QFIRSTSPORTS BOLTON LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09470624 JR INSIGHT LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09475996 JB DELIVERIES LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09477457 THETA CREATIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09478239 COKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015