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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

  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 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)BuryUK
    2011214116,391
    2010205105,137
    % change4.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2004 (344) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011587977
    New companies in 2010647368
    % change-9.4%8.2%13.2%
    Record Year2004 (140)2004 (109)2004 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BuryUK
    201119090,986
    201014882,677
    % change28.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011656065
    Closed companies in 2010345262
    % change91.2%15.4%5%
    Record Year2011 (65)2011 (60)2005 (202)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BuryUK
    20112425,405
    20105722,460
    Record Year 2004 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-71912
    Net growth in 201030216
    Record Year2004 (109)2004 (97)2004 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.8%-4.8%8.0%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BURY1.52%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSTRUCTION1.10%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MARKETING1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%TRADING2.10%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.76%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    M0.76%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRADING0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    FINANCIAL0.59%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%ENGINEERING1.61%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%LONDON1.60%
    CARS0.51%CARE1.45%
    GROUP0.51%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTY0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (NW)0.51%IT1.41%
    SA0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%M1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    LEISURE0.42%S1.24%
    CAR0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROJECTS0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied488202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3930,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    9305 - Other service activities238,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2316,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2112,916
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,085
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply127,000
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,183
    74990 - Non-trading company128,695
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles112,259
    98000 - Residents property management103,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,436
    8514 - Other human health activities92,423
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate92,528

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07528372 E & S PUBS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07515889 A & L MUSIC LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07545287 FAT PANDA MARKETING LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07538813 MAKE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07516950 WELCOME NEWS LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07515519 WOODHOUSE QUARRY LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514693 BUCKLEY DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07544066 LIBYA MEDICAL RELIEF - LMR LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543858 VIRTUALFUSION LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542481 SUPPORT MEDIA INTL LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07542374 PECULIAR HOUSE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL 24 Feb 2011
    07539528 DIALAMOVIE LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07537823 LAKE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07530830 CU STREAMING LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07524993 ELITE TRAINING (NW) LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524802 PLASTERING SOLUTIONS 365 LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522762 WHITE WATER RECOVERY LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522710 PURPLE WATKINS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07514890 LETS CLAIM (UK) LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512760 RIMZEE AND SOF LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07512432 CARTER LAIN LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512428 LAIN TECH LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512391 CACMAN LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512354 PINK TURTLE LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512330 CORA ENGINEERING LIMITED 01 Feb 2011