Bury, Greater Manchester

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    A total of 191 companies were registered in Bury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BuryUK
    2012191118,868
    2011151114,512
    % change26.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2010 (195) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012736256
    New companies in 2011505051
    % change46.0%24.0%9.8%
    Record Year2012 (73)2012 (62)2010 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Bury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BuryUK
    201215174,772
    201118872,230
    % change-19.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012426346
    Closed companies in 2011556568
    % change-23.6%-3.1%-32%
    Record Year2011 (55)2008 (101)2009 (108)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 40 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BuryUK
    20124044,096
    2011-3742,282
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201231-110
    Net growth in 2011-5-15-17
    Record Year2003 (47)2003 (31)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bury
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change31.0%25.0%8.6%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1969 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    21.8% of all director appointments in Bury in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BURY1.40%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.24%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.16%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    TRAINING0.99%PROPERTY2.35%
    (BURY)0.91%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.74%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.66%BUSINESS1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    HIRE0.58%LONDON1.67%
    TRADING0.58%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%GLOBAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    GREEN0.50%IT1.43%
    RECRUITMENT0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    J0.50%CARE1.32%
    BUSINESS0.50%M1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    SECURITY0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    NW0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLAIMS0.41%S1.17%
    D0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied647331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5635,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4133,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3525,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2219,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    9305 - Other service activities186,142
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    9999 - Dormant Company1312,598
    74990 - Non-trading company129,203
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets113,089
    7499 - Non-trading company116,164
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply104,997
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet93,712
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,294
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,823
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified82,968

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166992 RAAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08167986 FRENCHMILE LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08169900 MIGSTICKS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08169913 PBAY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08177138 DILIGENT LETTINGS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08182779 STOVEBASE LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08193293 PENNINE KITCHENS & BEDROOMS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08194150 DABPROGETTI LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08167314 DEBBRA JANE'S CUPCAKES LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08171239 CASTAWAY COVE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08172885 SM MEDICAL (NW) LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08187654 SCAFF-LINK (NW) LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08190500 DIRT OFF LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08165069 ARAS DIALOGUE MARKETING LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08174187 YOUNIQUE GIFTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08179290 MFM TRADING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08179627 THE CAR SALES COMPANY BURY LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180515 KARAKORAM INTERSERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08180975 DDJ CLOTHING LTD. 15 Aug 2012
    08186315 HARRINGTONS UK MEDIA LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08187385 SULIMANI LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188579 OLIVER HUNT GOLF LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189710 AUSPICER INFOTECH LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08192795 LIKEABLE LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08196017 JAMSHED UK LTD 30 Aug 2012