Bury, Greater Manchester

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)BuryUK
    2014223150,722
    2013239134,802
    % change-6.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (239) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014747673
    New companies in 2013727196
    % change2.8%7.0%-24.0%
    Record Year2004 (140)2004 (109)2013 (96)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BuryUK
    201414782,370
    20139477,914
    % change56.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2005 (238) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014456042
    Closed companies in 2013413221
    % change9.8%87.5%100%
    Record Year2012 (70)2011 (60)2005 (202)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BuryUK
    20147668,352
    201314556,888
    Record Year 2006 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014291631
    Net growth in 2013313975
    Record Year2004 (109)2004 (97)2004 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.8%-1.1%-36.5%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)2004 (0.4%)2004 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.07%CONSULTING5.22%
    BURY1.15%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANTS1.07%PROPERTY2.64%
    MEDIA0.92%TRADING2.05%
    CARE0.92%LONDON1.88%
    BUSINESS0.92%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.84%CARE1.79%
    MIRACLE0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.77%DESIGN1.75%
    HELIUM0.77%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRANSPORT0.69%BUSINESS1.71%
    CLEANING0.69%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SPORTS0.69%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    TRADING0.69%GLOBAL1.58%
    CONSULTING0.69%J1.48%
    (NW)0.61%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MANCHESTER0.61%MEDIA1.48%
    GREEN0.54%IT1.33%
    (BURY)0.54%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MAINTENANCE0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    M0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.46%M1.21%
    DESIGN0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied521280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company7447,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5356,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4837,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4726,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,491
    41100 - Development of building projects229,855
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2127,750
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet219,358
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,813
    86900 - Other human health activities1810,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,509
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified145,949
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies143,840
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade143,103
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,876
    56101 - Licensed restaurants137,965
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate129,284
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified125,537
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920990 REACHING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08968704 VMOST LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08968856 ODISS LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08918437 NEXT STEP CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08928348 LEARNING WITH LITTLES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08953110 BEST IN BURY FOODS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08965791 J & E PLUMBING & HEATING (BURY) LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08967161 J SERRIDGE LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08921817 THOMAS ANDREW SMITH LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08928937 FYNN THOMAS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08931487 BAY LABORATORIES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08933503 TELECOMS FIRST LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935306 LEGAL ONE STOP SOLUTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08937364 SHAH BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08939716 L2DRIVEACADEMY LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08940186 AWK TRADING LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08947107 MINDFULNESS PERFORMANCE LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08949903 FADKAN LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951965 QHOP LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953318 TOP FORM CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08958451 SWIFT APPROACH LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958914 ADAM BLACK LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959251 PRIME GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08962013 ACE PRINT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08963998 GARFIELD FREEHOLD LTD 27 Mar 2014