Bury, Greater Manchester

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury 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 2010)

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Bury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BuryUK
    2010205105,137
    200917591,034
    % change17.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2004 (344) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010647368
    New companies in 2009545467
    % change18.5%35.2%1.5%
    Record Year2004 (140)2004 (109)2004 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Bury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BuryUK
    201014882,677
    2009138108,060
    % change7.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010345262
    Closed companies in 2009242193
    % change41.7%147.6%-33%
    Record Year2010 (34)2010 (52)2005 (202)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Bury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 57 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BuryUK
    20105722,460
    200937-17,026
    Record Year 2004 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201030216
    Net growth in 20093033-26
    Record Year2004 (109)2004 (97)2004 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bury
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change10.0%15.8%-15.6%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Bury in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.22%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MARKETING1.45%CONSULTING4.60%
    SA1.03%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%PROPERTY2.50%
    S0.86%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    TRADING0.86%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    FINANCIAL0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    (NW)0.77%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    J0.77%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BUSINESS0.77%ENGINEERING1.54%
    HIRE0.77%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%LONDON1.45%
    SERVICE0.68%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BURY0.68%GROUP1.37%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%GLOBAL1.35%
    C0.60%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DESIGN0.60%BUILDING1.34%
    M0.60%CARE1.33%
    N0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.51%M1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CONSULTING0.51%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied405228,645
    7487 - Other business activities10874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3326,974
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2415,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering219,325
    7260 - Other computer related activities1910,331
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities153,077
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult142,843
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1314,007
    74990 - Non-trading company128,149
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    7011 - Development & sell real estate115,300
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified118,154
    6420 - Telecommunications101,529
    4545 - Other building completion93,346
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,069

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07208405 OPENSTORIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07194911 BONDIBLUE MEDIA LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07183719 TUTIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07181049 CATALYST COACHING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 06 Mar 2010
    07209387 CARTMELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07206721 REAL INTERIORS LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07202968 EG (LIFECOTE NW) LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07183671 DBEZW CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07174277 BERNARDSCOTT LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07210589 HARRY JO & CO LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07210447 RUBBERROOFS UK LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07208967 J P WILLIAMS FLOOR SCREEDS LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07205223 SID SUPPLIES LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07203564 AHM CONSULTING LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07199649 MT BROWN UK LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07196986 ELEVATE BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07195736 TOTK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195701 ACIES CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07194720 SMARTCENTRE NW LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07193883 TUOLDE LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07193220 MARLOW ELECTRICAL LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07189983 HOPEFIELD FAB LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07182365 RACK N STACK LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07177414 AURORA CARE (NW) LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07172432 S AND J FINISHING TOUCHES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010