Wigan, Greater Manchester
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 168 companies were registered in Wigan during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wigan UK 2010 168 101,492 2009 164 94,671 % change 2.4% 7.2% Record Year 2008 (181) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 48 67 53 New companies in 2009 54 60 50 % change -11.1% 11.7% 6.0% Record Year 2003 (82) 2010 (67) 2008 (63)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wigan UK 2010 138 87,705 2009 179 159,401 % change -22.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 30 49 59 Closed companies in 2009 33 58 88 % change -9.1% -15.5% -33% Record Year 2007 (38) 2008 (76) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Wigan during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 30 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wigan UK 2010 30 13,787 2009 -15 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (115) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 18 18 -6 Net growth in 2009 21 2 -38 Record Year 2008 (63) 2002 (40) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wigan 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -17.3% 1.3% 1.6% Record Year 1961 (0.6%) 1966 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Wigan in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.84% MANAGEMENT 5.06% WIGAN 1.56% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.12% ELECTRICAL 1.19% PROPERTY 2.38% (NW) 1.10% TRADING 2.04% (WIGAN) 1.01% ASSOCIATES 2.01% PROPERTY 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 1.01% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% BUSINESS 1.80% CENTRE 0.92% MEDIA 1.75% BUILDING 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTING 0.92% LONDON 1.59% TRAINING 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.59% SYSTEMS 0.83% INVESTMENTS 1.49% M 0.74% CARE 1.44% SECURITY 0.74% J 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.74% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.74% GLOBAL 1.42% NORTH 0.74% IT 1.35% FINANCIAL 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.35% CARE 0.64% BUILDING 1.32% NW 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.64% M 1.28% WEST 0.64% SYSTEMS 1.26% P 0.55% S 1.24%
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 329 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 82 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 36 21,484 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 7,634 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 22 14,072 7499 - Non-trading company 21 13,408 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,454 6024 - Freight transport by road 20 2,771 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 8,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 14 25,053 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,460 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 14 2,205 41100 - Development of building projects 14 3,688 5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors 13 1,542 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 8,292 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 5,716 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 2,340 4542 - Joinery installation 11 1,100
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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