Bury, Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 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 2012)
A total of 201 companies were registered in Bury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bury UK 2012 201 131,491 2011 214 116,391 % change -6.1% 13.0% Record Year 2004 (344) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 59 74 68 New companies in 2011 58 79 77 % change 1.7% -6.3% -11.7% Record Year 2004 (140) 2004 (109) 2004 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Bury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bury UK 2012 155 67,576 2011 190 90,987 % change -18.4% -25.7% Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 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 2012 70 43 42 Closed companies in 2011 65 60 65 % change 7.7% -28.3% -35% Record Year 2012 (70) 2011 (60) 2005 (202)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Bury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 46 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bury UK 2012 46 63,915 2011 24 25,404 Record Year 2004 (286) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -11 31 26 Net growth in 2011 -7 19 12 Record Year 2004 (109) 2004 (97) 2004 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bury 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -12.8% -19.9% -17.4% Record Year 2004 (0.5%) 1960 (0.4%) 1971 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.4% of all director appointments in Bury in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BURY 1.35% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.18% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 0.93% TRADING 2.07% BUSINESS 0.84% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRAINING 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ENERGY 0.76% BUSINESS 1.73% GREEN 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% LONDON 1.66% (BURY) 0.59% J 1.54% TRADING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CENTRE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.50% HIRE 0.59% IT 1.40% R 0.50% CARE 1.34% HOUSE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% M 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CREATIVE 0.42% M 1.27% WEST) 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% SYSTEMS 0.42% ENERGY 1.20% ADVISORY 0.42% S 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 531 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 84 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,704 9305 - Other service activities 24 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 21 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,729 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 3,129 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 2,832 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,050 86900 - Other human health activities 9 5,066 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 2,798 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 2,786
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07949393 P2F LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07966920 PICKERING PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07935659 ACTIVEDANCE SPIRALS LTD 03 Feb 2012 07950752 SIGNED OFF DESIGN LIMITED 15 Feb 2012 07959285 SML GAS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07963088 B & T D BARNES HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07964304 TB&S CAPITAL WORKS LTD 24 Feb 2012 07967285 CKE (UK) LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07932168 BELLE FRANCES LTD 01 Feb 2012 07933341 JSM VEHICLE LEASING LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07933363 JSM VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07934371 ADAB EDUCATIONAL TRUST 02 Feb 2012 07936810 ELEVE LTD 06 Feb 2012 07938754 LEAFLETFROG LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07939292 BELTHORN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07939908 EUROBOX (MANCHESTER) LTD 07 Feb 2012 07941241 VEHICLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07941251 TRENDEAL SOLAR FARM LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07943994 EXCEL LEGAL (P. I. ) LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07948006 ABSOLUTE PLASTERING SOLUTIONS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07949960 PARTY ROCKERS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07960209 BILL ELKIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Feb 2012 07962446 PMK INVESTMENTS LTD 23 Feb 2012 07965857 EQUILL MEDIA LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07968365 ASHEER SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2012
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