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
    09206971 SYCAMORE AVIATION RECYCLING LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09213114 ALAN JAMES LYONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09219090 M & T TRADING LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09221699 PROFESSIONAL ATHELETES' AGENCY LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09235905 MOSSES PROPERTY LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09203107 SAND SYSTEMS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09237100 MYUKID LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09201157 TREADSTORE LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09201204 RATED PEOPLE HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09210174 TWELVE CREATIVE LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09217735 DELUXE LETTINGS & MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09223215 M3 MANAGED SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09225794 KL SOLAR LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09226627 TRADE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09229390 YORK STREET METAL LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09233143 VIVO FASHION LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09233302 LS MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09233992 BRADSHAW LANDSCAPES LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09234962 FITNESS FOR LIFE NORTH WEST LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09236356 PLANNING SYSTEMS LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09237249 FRONTIER VISION UK LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09240854 PIXEL BAR LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09241609 KWOFF LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09242614 BELLAN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09217749 ERINA LIMITED 15 Sep 2014