Bury, Greater Manchester

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous August.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bury when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 211 companies were registered in Bury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BuryUK
    2013211132,684
    2012191118,868
    % change10.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (211) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013717763
    New companies in 2012736256
    % change-2.7%24.2%12.5%
    Record Year2012 (73)2013 (77)2010 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 220 companies were dissolved in Bury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 44.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BuryUK
    201322086,170
    201215275,908
    % change44.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (220) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20135942119
    Closed companies in 2012426446
    % change40.5%-34.4%159%
    Record Year2013 (59)2008 (101)2013 (119)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Bury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was -9 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BuryUK
    2013-946,514
    20123942,960
    Record Year 2005 (85) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bury when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131235-56
    Net growth in 201231-210
    Record Year2003 (47)2013 (35)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bury
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-13.0%13.9%-1.3%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1991 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bury was in 2005 when 32.6% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Bury in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.85%CONSULTING5.27%
    PROPERTY1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BURY0.81%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MEDIA0.81%PROPERTY2.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.74%LONDON1.79%
    TRADING0.74%DESIGN1.78%
    HELIUM0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    MIRACLE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.67%CARE1.64%
    CLEANING0.59%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    GREEN0.59%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%J1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    IT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SYSTEMS0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%IT1.39%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%M1.25%
    MANCHESTER0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    M0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENERGY0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    (BURY)0.44%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied470260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company5846,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5254,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4734,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3925,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2717,715
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2326,675
    41100 - Development of building projects199,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet198,475
    86900 - Other human health activities189,203
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified175,322
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified155,160
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,104
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified155,576
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets145,706
    56101 - Licensed restaurants147,531
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies133,601
    93199 - Other sports activities123,654
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    86210 - General medical practice activities113,922

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08595599 WELL ARTY 03 Jul 2013
    08599598 THE FLOWER ROOM MANCHESTER LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08603835 RAMSOFT (UK) LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08608424 CHRISTOPHER S L HOLMES ARCHITECTURE LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08592997 KAZMILIAN LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08614373 LOOP SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08627695 IJF PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08630798 DRYROOF (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08632284 SPORTS 4 SCHOOLS LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08592500 WARTH PADEL LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08596125 NORTHWEST MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08596144 DANNY LOWRY ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08598578 PLAYTIME NORTH LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08598998 TRAIN IN SAFETY LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08607864 LJ MOTORS LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08608061 DELI BOYS LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08609749 ETRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08611377 CPS PLASTICS LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08611672 RESPONSIBLE POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08611728 UK ENERGY PLUS LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08616730 8616730 LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08618250 KAYCLIFFE LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08621042 BURY'S WEDDING ROOM LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08624740 R S W GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08627835 MANDEVILLE RESTAURANTS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013