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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

  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 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)BuryUK
    2012201131,491
    2011214116,391
    % change-6.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2004 (344) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012597468
    New companies in 2011587977
    % change1.7%-6.3%-11.7%
    Record Year2004 (140)2004 (109)2004 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BuryUK
    201215567,576
    201119090,987
    % change-18.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012704342
    Closed companies in 2011656065
    % change7.7%-28.3%-35%
    Record Year2012 (70)2011 (60)2005 (202)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BuryUK
    20124663,915
    20112425,404
    Record Year 2004 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-113126
    Net growth in 2011-71912
    Record Year2004 (109)2004 (97)2004 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-12.8%-19.9%-17.4%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BURY1.35%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.18%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN0.93%TRADING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.76%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENERGY0.76%BUSINESS1.73%
    GREEN0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%LONDON1.66%
    (BURY)0.59%J1.54%
    TRADING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CENTRE0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    HIRE0.59%IT1.40%
    R0.50%CARE1.34%
    HOUSE0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    M0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CREATIVE0.42%M1.27%
    WEST)0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    SYSTEMS0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    ADVISORY0.42%S1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied531216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4235,233
    99999 - Dormant Company3025,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    9305 - Other service activities248,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2118,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified149,892
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    74990 - Non-trading company119,729
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets103,129
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,832
    98000 - Residents property management93,050
    86900 - Other human health activities95,066
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,798
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07907905 PARAGON TWO LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07915380 CYCLE ADDICTS UK LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07923482 STYLE BRICKWORK (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07897828 TIMELINE PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07900859 WATER STREET MOTORS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07905576 BURY STOVES LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07907132 BELLE & BERT'S LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07910762 WATSON LEES MEDIA LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914263 Q-FIT LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07915651 UK SPRINKLERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07920653 BUILD RIGHT NORTHERN LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07926865 SR INSOLVENCY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07894581 EXCALIBUR CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07894721 ZING! FUNKY DANCE LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07899121 CINNAMON RESTAURANT (UK) LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07899973 BUSINESS GP LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07900592 VANGUARD MEDIA TRADING LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07904079 CRISTAL WATER LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07907722 MLCS3 LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07914790 BITASERVICE LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07914938 BEAUTY UK COSMETICS LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07915316 EFEN LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07915725 INSTANT MONEY MOBILES LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07918836 VOCATIONAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07919917 CASTLEROCK LIMITED 23 Jan 2012