Bury, Greater Manchester

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 251 companies were registered in Bury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BuryUK
    2014251143,414
    2013211132,684
    % change19.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (251) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014986786
    New companies in 2013717763
    % change38.0%-13.0%36.5%
    Record Year2014 (98)2013 (77)2014 (86)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 192 companies were dissolved in Bury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BuryUK
    2014192101,670
    201322086,170
    % change-12.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2013 (220) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014665967
    Closed companies in 20135942119
    % change11.9%40.5%-44%
    Record Year2014 (66)2008 (101)2013 (119)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Bury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 59 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BuryUK
    20145941,744
    2013-946,514
    Record Year 2005 (85) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201432819
    Net growth in 20131235-56
    Record Year2003 (47)2013 (35)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bury
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change25.5%-17.1%25.2%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1991 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    23.8% of all director appointments in Bury in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.59%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    BURY1.30%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.01%PROPERTY2.62%
    TRANSPORT0.87%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CARE0.87%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    M0.87%TRADING2.00%
    J0.72%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.65%TRANSPORT1.76%
    MANCHESTER0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    (BURY)0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    MEDIA0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.65%BUSINESS1.62%
    BUSINESS0.58%J1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.58%GLOBAL1.51%
    SPORTS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ENGINEERING0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%MEDIA1.38%
    SYSTEMS0.51%CO.,1.36%
    TRAINING0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    FOR0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    CREATIVE0.43%IT1.30%
    LOGISTICS0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied482278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company10248,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5340,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4728,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4657,264
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet239,914
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2129,313
    41100 - Development of building projects2010,604
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified166,045
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified145,940
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade143,208
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1410,361
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies134,093
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,675
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,335
    56101 - Licensed restaurants128,546
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,056

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112654 FELIX ADVISORY LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09131668 FUEL REMOVE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09111582 DEALER NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09123614 TKA SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09125634 NAILA ALAM LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09148804 VJFO LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149834 ROCKVILLE SOUTHERN LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153442 BUMSHARK LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09115639 INLAND LOGISTICS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09117142 ROCK INNOVATIONS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09118598 PIE LAWYERS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09119286 IREBIZ LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09120078 14M CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09127123 DT COURIERS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09127917 RENMED LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09130570 EUROPEAN IMPORT EXPORT LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09131075 COLD PRESS LAB LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09131690 PAGE COMMERCIAL CATERING ENGINEERS LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09136070 SCHUBERT WINDOWS & CONSTRUCTION LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09137032 M BREARLEY MOTOR BODIES LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09137115 ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE (BURY) LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09141485 QPSUK LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09148703 WALKING WITNESS 28 Jul 2014
    09149052 MAKING MONEY LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150773 THAIWORX LTD 28 Jul 2014