Bury, Greater Manchester
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 260 companies were registered in Bury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 16.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bury UK 2015 260 161,156 2014 223 150,722 % change 16.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (260) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 69 79 112 New companies in 2014 74 76 73 % change -6.8% 3.9% 53.4% Record Year 2004 (140) 2004 (109) 2015 (112)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 171 companies were dissolved in Bury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bury UK 2015 171 89,523 2014 147 82,370 % change 16.3% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (190) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 47 55 69 Closed companies in 2014 45 60 42 % change 4.4% -8.3% 64% Record Year 2012 (70) 2014 (60) 2005 (202)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Bury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 89 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bury UK 2015 89 71,633 2014 76 68,352 Record Year 2006 (162) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 22 24 43 Net growth in 2014 29 16 31 Record Year 2004 (109) 2004 (97) 2004 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Bury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bury 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -8.5% -4.2% 39.8% Record Year 2004 (0.5%) 2004 (0.4%) 2004 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bury was in 2009 when 41.2% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Bury in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.31% CONSULTING 5.23% PROPERTY 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.62% INVESTMENTS 0.98% PROPERTY 2.72% BURY 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 0.92% CARE 2.13% TRANSPORT 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.12% J 0.72% LONDON 1.91% (BURY) 0.65% TRADING 1.88% BINS 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.82% M 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DESIGN 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDIA 0.59% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% J 1.55% TRADING 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.54% FOR 0.46% BUSINESS 1.49% SYSTEMS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MARKETING 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% NORTH 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEALTHCARE 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TRAINING 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.46% IT 1.30% HIRE 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.39% M 1.27%
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 498 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 96 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 10,200 86900 - Other human health activities 22 13,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 30,825 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 17 3,309 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 12,485 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 6,238 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 11,600 86210 - General medical practice activities 13 4,793 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 13 3,371 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 6,067 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,392 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 6,355
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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