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

  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 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)BuryUK
    2015260161,156
    2014223150,722
    % change16.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (260) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20156979112
    New companies in 2014747673
    % change-6.8%3.9%53.4%
    Record Year2004 (140)2004 (109)2015 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BuryUK
    201517189,523
    201414782,370
    % change16.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (190) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015475569
    Closed companies in 2014456042
    % change4.4%-8.3%64%
    Record Year2012 (70)2014 (60)2005 (202)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BuryUK
    20158971,633
    20147668,352
    Record Year 2006 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015222443
    Net growth in 2014291631
    Record Year2004 (109)2004 (97)2004 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-8.5%-4.2%39.8%
    Record Year2004 (0.5%)2004 (0.4%)2004 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.31%CONSULTING5.23%
    PROPERTY1.31%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.05%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    INVESTMENTS0.98%PROPERTY2.72%
    BURY0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT0.92%CARE2.13%
    TRANSPORT0.78%ENGINEERING2.12%
    J0.72%LONDON1.91%
    (BURY)0.65%TRADING1.88%
    BINS0.65%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M0.65%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DESIGN0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDIA0.59%CO.,1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%J1.55%
    TRADING0.52%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    FOR0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    SYSTEMS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MARKETING0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    NORTH0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRAINING0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%IT1.30%
    HIRE0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied498288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company9649,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5243,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4629,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4258,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3119,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2610,200
    86900 - Other human health activities2213,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1830,825
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade173,309
    49410 - Freight transport by road1512,485
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified156,238
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    86210 - General medical practice activities134,793
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores133,371
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified136,067
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,392
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09483087 THE FLOWER ROOM MONTON LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09499017 FUTURE PLANNING (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09469704 E CARS OF BOLTON LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09491626 IVORY TOWER SERVICES LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09497622 ST HILDA'S PLAYGROUP LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09464953 Z CARS BURY LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09465684 ABBORA LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09470464 MARLOWS HOME & GARDEN LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09472333 GEOTECH IT LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09480413 SIMPLIFY MY PROCESS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480624 TRAFFORD BINS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480681 SALFORD BINS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480691 LEADSOURCE INT LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09480708 STOCKPORT BINS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09480711 MANCHESTER BINS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481941 DURRANI GROUP LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482254 JA PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09484221 IOAN FOOTWEAR LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09490201 THE Q&Q WW LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09495014 GREEN ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09496143 REVISION CLUB LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09496948 PIXEL AGE LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09500356 MODERN PACKAGING SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09504750 GAS INFRASTRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT SERVICES LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09504977 OIL AND GAS TRAINING AND COMPETENCE LTD 23 Mar 2015