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Bury, Greater Manchester

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 151 companies were registered in Bury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BuryUK
    2011151114,512
    2010195101,492
    % change-22.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (195) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011505051
    New companies in 2010645576
    % change-21.9%-9.1%-32.9%
    Record Year2003 (71)2009 (62)2010 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 188 companies were dissolved in Bury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BuryUK
    201118872,230
    201017687,705
    % change6.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011556568
    Closed companies in 2010526064
    % change5.8%8.3%6%
    Record Year2011 (55)2008 (101)2009 (108)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Bury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BuryUK
    2011-3742,282
    20101913,787
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-5-15-17
    Net growth in 201012-512
    Record Year2003 (47)2003 (31)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Bury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bury
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-28.5%-23.5%-39.4%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1969 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    19.8% of all director appointments in Bury in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BURY1.51%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSTRUCTION1.35%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTING0.93%TRADING2.06%
    MEDIA0.76%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.76%BUSINESS1.82%
    GROUP0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENERGY0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    M0.59%LONDON1.63%
    TRAINING0.59%J1.47%
    ENGINEERING0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    J0.50%CARE1.42%
    HOUSE0.50%IT1.38%
    PROJECTS0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    (BURY)0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    LEISURE0.50%M1.25%
    FINANCIAL0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    (NW)0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    CLAIM0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied506204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10365,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3729,245
    9305 - Other service activities2810,525
    99999 - Dormant Company2618,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2522,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2315,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,755
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,345
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,018
    98000 - Residents property management122,664
    74990 - Non-trading company128,064
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles112,179
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,551
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities910,137
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,802
    8514 - Other human health activities82,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07708470 ABLEX SPRINKLER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07709170 SH DESIGN PROJECTS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07712772 CROSSLAW LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07712880 UTILITY BILL SAVER LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07717860 AUTO HEADHUNTER LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07690536 ACTIVEDANCE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07697950 ELTON CARS OF BURY LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07705622 AVALANN TRAINING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705879 HBC CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07710602 MAGENTA PORTFOLIO LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07693780 MURDOCK SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694264 WASTE 2 RENEWABLE LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07698130 THE SPLASHBACK CENTRE LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07698618 EBOS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07700142 LEISURE LIFE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07703197 FWAD GOODS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704374 BURY HAIR LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705293 TRAC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07708234 VG CORP LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07710626 BESTGADGETS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710679 NICEGADGETS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07713407 NEW EQUITY RELEASE (LUXEMBOURG) SA LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07715592 MANJULA'S UNISEX HAIR & BEAUTY SALON LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07715683 MAHNIK LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07717471 COMPARE FINANCE LTD 25 Jul 2011