Bury, Greater Manchester

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous March.

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 2013)

    A total of 239 companies were registered in Bury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BuryUK
    2013239134,802
    2012201131,491
    % change18.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2004 (344) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013727196
    New companies in 2012597468
    % change22.0%-4.1%41.2%
    Record Year2004 (140)2004 (109)2013 (96)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Bury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 39.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BuryUK
    20139477,914
    201215567,576
    % change-39.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013413221
    Closed companies in 2012704342
    % change-41.4%-25.6%-50%
    Record Year2012 (70)2011 (60)2005 (202)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Bury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 145 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BuryUK
    201314556,888
    20124663,915
    Record Year 2004 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013313975
    Net growth in 2012-113126
    Record Year2004 (109)2004 (97)2004 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bury
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change9.4%-4.8%46.0%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)2004 (0.4%)2004 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bury was in 2009 when 41.2% of all directors were female.

    28.4% of all director appointments in Bury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.38%CONSULTING5.18%
    BURY1.15%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    PROPERTY0.92%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    (BURY)0.84%TRADING2.06%
    INVESTMENTS0.84%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING0.69%BUSINESS1.77%
    MEDIA0.61%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRAINING0.61%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    IT0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CARE0.54%MEDIA1.63%
    MANCHESTER0.54%GLOBAL1.57%
    DESIGN0.54%J1.56%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%CARE1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%IT1.43%
    BUILDING0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SYSTEMS0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUSINESS0.46%M1.25%
    PRODUCTS0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    J0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    M0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    LEGAL0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied491249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company5243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3932,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3123,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2224,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2116,448
    86900 - Other human health activities208,465
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets185,186
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet167,199
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    7487 - Other business activities157,556
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,062
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified134,719
    41100 - Development of building projects138,637
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate117,507
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,664
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes103,220
    93199 - Other sports activities103,375

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08356347 ROUTE CHOICE LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08374659 KNOWLEDGE BEES LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08365227 SEYMOUR WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08368356 COMPOSITE DOOR SALES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08383191 J.A. BAILEY LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08384179 AZURELOPE LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08347754 HENLEYS CLOTHING LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08349631 XNA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350774 G R RANKING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352629 DESTELLO LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08361469 SHOHAB SALIM LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08365691 FINE FURNITURE (UK) LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08366028 ELITE MODELS ONLINE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08370618 OPEL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08372063 MIKK LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08373708 HAIDER ENTERPRISE LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08375704 VARIDRILL LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377357 MASON SPECIALITY TOOLS LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08381717 CHILLI HUT LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08382019 KAIREE SYSTEMS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382052 MIRUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382111 MIRSTONE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382131 ABODEA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08382182 VITATECH LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382301 LAMBORNE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013