Bury, Greater Manchester
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 223 companies were registered in Bury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury UK 2014 223 150,722 2013 239 134,802 % change -6.7% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (239) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 74 76 73 New companies in 2013 72 71 96 % change 2.8% 7.0% -24.0% Record Year 2004 (140) 2004 (109) 2013 (96)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Bury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 56.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury UK 2014 147 82,370 2013 94 77,914 % change 56.4% 5.7% Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 45 60 42 Closed companies in 2013 41 32 21 % change 9.8% 87.5% 100% Record Year 2012 (70) 2011 (60) 2005 (202)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Bury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 76 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury UK 2014 76 68,352 2013 145 56,888 Record Year 2006 (162) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 29 16 31 Net growth in 2013 31 39 75 Record Year 2004 (109) 2004 (97) 2004 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Bury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -3.8% -1.1% -36.5% Record Year 2004 (0.5%) 2004 (0.4%) 2004 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bury was in 2009 when 41.2% of all directors were female.
21.9% of all director appointments in Bury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.07% CONSULTING 5.22% BURY 1.15% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANTS 1.07% PROPERTY 2.64% MEDIA 0.92% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.92% LONDON 1.88% BUSINESS 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.84% CARE 1.79% MIRACLE 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% J 0.77% DESIGN 1.75% HELIUM 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRANSPORT 0.69% BUSINESS 1.71% CLEANING 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.60% SPORTS 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.60% TRADING 0.69% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSULTING 0.69% J 1.48% (NW) 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MANCHESTER 0.61% MEDIA 1.48% GREEN 0.54% IT 1.33% (BURY) 0.54% TRANSPORT 1.30% MAINTENANCE 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% M 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTIES 0.46% M 1.21% DESIGN 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% CENTRE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 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 521 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 74 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 18,491 41100 - Development of building projects 22 9,855 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 27,750 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 9,358 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,813 86900 - Other human health activities 18 10,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,509 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 14 5,949 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 14 3,840 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 14 3,103 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,876 56101 - Licensed restaurants 13 7,965 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 9,284 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 12 5,537 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,135
Recent Companies
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