Bury, Greater Manchester
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 214 companies were registered in Bury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bury UK 2011 214 116,391 2010 205 105,137 % change 4.4% 10.7% Record Year 2004 (344) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 58 79 77 New companies in 2010 64 73 68 % change -9.4% 8.2% 13.2% Record Year 2004 (140) 2004 (109) 2004 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Bury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bury UK 2011 190 90,986 2010 148 82,677 % change 28.4% 10.0% Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 65 60 65 Closed companies in 2010 34 52 62 % change 91.2% 15.4% 5% Record Year 2011 (65) 2011 (60) 2005 (202)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Bury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 24 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bury UK 2011 24 25,405 2010 57 22,460 Record Year 2004 (286) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -7 19 12 Net growth in 2010 30 21 6 Record Year 2004 (109) 2004 (97) 2004 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bury 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.8% -4.8% 8.0% Record Year 2004 (0.5%) 1960 (0.4%) 1971 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.5% of all director appointments in Bury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BURY 1.52% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSTRUCTION 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MARKETING 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.93% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.92% M 0.76% BUSINESS 1.87% MEDIA 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TRADING 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% FINANCIAL 0.59% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.61% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% LONDON 1.60% CARS 0.51% CARE 1.45% GROUP 0.51% J 1.45% TRAINING 0.51% GLOBAL 1.44% PROPERTY 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% (NW) 0.51% IT 1.41% SA 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.42% M 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.28% LEISURE 0.42% S 1.24% CAR 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% PROJECTS 0.42% SYSTEMS 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 488 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 86 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,765 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,740 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 19 18,336 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,316 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 10,085 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 7,000 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 6,183 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,695 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 2,259 98000 - Residents property management 10 3,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,788 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,246 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 3,436 8514 - Other human health activities 9 2,423 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 2,528
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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