Bury, Greater Manchester

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury 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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 195 companies were registered in Bury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BuryUK
    2010195101,492
    200918994,671
    % change3.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (195) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010645576
    New companies in 2009616266
    % change4.9%-11.3%15.2%
    Record Year2003 (71)2009 (62)2010 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 176 companies were dissolved in Bury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BuryUK
    201017687,705
    2009198159,401
    % change-11.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010526064
    Closed companies in 20094248108
    % change23.8%25.0%-41%
    Record Year2010 (52)2008 (101)2009 (108)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 19 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BuryUK
    20101913,787
    2009-9-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-512
    Net growth in 20091914-42
    Record Year2003 (47)2003 (31)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bury
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.4%-19.5%10.4%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1969 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    13.7% of all director appointments in Bury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.42%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MARKETING1.64%CONSULTING4.99%
    SA1.21%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    BURY1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING1.12%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    M0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.95%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    FINANCIAL0.86%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTING0.78%MEDIA1.75%
    HIRE0.78%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%LONDON1.59%
    RECRUITMENT0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    BUSINESS0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%J1.44%
    (NW)0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SERVICE0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    S0.52%IT1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    CARE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%M1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    C0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied440202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10869,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3625,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2114,940
    9305 - Other service activities199,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering187,634
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    99999 - Dormant Company1414,072
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities132,861
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    74990 - Non-trading company117,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    4545 - Other building completion92,970
    6420 - Telecommunications81,420
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate82,447
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles81,879
    8042 - Adult and other education82,267

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391820 DAVIES BROTHERS TYRES LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07375102 RED SPLASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07371417 JPS PROJECTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07371224 HOLLINGROVE CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370793 M I MARKETING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370708 M L MARKETING BASILDON LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370639 R M MARKETING ASHFORD LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07366175 CHARIAM LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07374662 FORCE 10 LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07369864 FINESSE RESTORE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368876 1-WEB SERVICE LTD. 08 Sep 2010
    07388887 PHYSICAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07386771 A GAMER LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07384263 GLEF NURSING AGENCY LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07380527 DEWSNAP FORBES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379115 VALLEY MILL CATERING LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07376985 SURE-FIT TYRES LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373975 WALDEN & WOOD LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370229 CHIC LEISURE LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07367434 TRAVEL BUSINESS WORLD LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07365205 LINSEGA EUROPE LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07364649 RATES ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364078 BURY CARS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363134 TOPS ENTERPRISE LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07362606 MBENZA LIMITED 01 Sep 2010