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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bolton UK 2015 615 161,156 2014 575 150,722 % change 7.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (615) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 181 213 221 New companies in 2014 182 204 189 % change -0.5% 4.4% 16.9% Record Year 2014 (182) 2007 (250) 2006 (346)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bolton UK 2015 332 89,523 2014 337 82,370 % change -1.5% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (414) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 93 110 129 Closed companies in 2014 116 122 99 % change -19.8% -9.8% 30% Record Year 2014 (116) 2014 (122) 2009 (272)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bolton UK 2015 283 71,633 2014 238 68,352 Record Year 2007 (336) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 88 103 92 Net growth in 2014 66 82 90 Record Year 2015 (88) 2007 (195) 2006 (292)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.4% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -2.5% -3.8% 6.6% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 1960 (0.8%) 2006 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DRIVER 2.74% CONSULTING 5.23% HIRE 2.68% MANAGEMENT 4.56% BOLTON 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.21% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.08% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 0.95% ENGINEERING 2.12% (NW) 0.78% LONDON 1.91% TRANSPORT 0.75% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.75% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% CONSULTING 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDICAL 0.62% CO., 1.58% NORTH 0.62% J 1.55% (BOLTON) 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MEDIA 0.59% BUSINESS 1.49% ENGINEERING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% DESIGN 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.44% 4 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% J 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% WEST 0.52% IT 1.30% R 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% CENTRE 0.49% M 1.27%
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 1,126 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 137 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 130 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 91 13,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 65 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 63 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 42 11,600 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 40 6,815 41100 - Development of building projects 40 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 38 10,200 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 37 8,607 49410 - Freight transport by road 35 12,485 56302 - Public houses and bars 34 6,355 56101 - Licensed restaurants 33 8,909 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 33 5,392 43210 - Electrical installation 32 6,139 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 31 7,450 74990 - Non-trading company 31 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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