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

  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 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)WiganUK
    2010168101,492
    200916494,671
    % change2.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2008 (181) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010486753
    New companies in 2009546050
    % change-11.1%11.7%6.0%
    Record Year2003 (82)2010 (67)2008 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WiganUK
    201013887,705
    2009179159,401
    % change-22.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010304959
    Closed companies in 2009335888
    % change-9.1%-15.5%-33%
    Record Year2007 (38)2008 (76)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WiganUK
    20103013,787
    2009-15-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (115) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101818-6
    Net growth in 2009212-38
    Record Year2008 (63)2002 (40)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-17.3%1.3%1.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.6%)1966 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.84%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    WIGAN1.56%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ELECTRICAL1.19%PROPERTY2.38%
    (NW)1.10%TRADING2.04%
    (WIGAN)1.01%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY1.01%DESIGN1.93%
    ENGINEERING1.01%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%BUSINESS1.80%
    CENTRE0.92%MEDIA1.75%
    BUILDING0.92%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.92%LONDON1.59%
    TRAINING0.83%ENGINEERING1.59%
    SYSTEMS0.83%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    M0.74%CARE1.44%
    SECURITY0.74%J1.44%
    PROPERTIES0.74%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%GLOBAL1.42%
    NORTH0.74%IT1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CARE0.64%BUILDING1.32%
    NW0.64%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.64%M1.28%
    WEST0.64%SYSTEMS1.26%
    P0.55%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied329202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8269,802
    9999 - Dormant Company3621,484
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering237,634
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,940
    99999 - Dormant Company2214,072
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    9305 - Other service activities209,454
    6024 - Freight transport by road202,771
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1425,053
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified146,460
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores142,205
    41100 - Development of building projects143,688
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors131,542
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities138,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing112,340
    4542 - Joinery installation111,100

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360648 HELVELLYN SYSTEMS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07357746 GEO-PROJECTS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357509 TARGETED SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07344740 ALL CLEAR GLASS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343063 RANDALLS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07333793 LOBSTER LETTINGS FRANCHISE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332363 BONDS ESTATE AGENTS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07346190 ZAVVI LETTINGS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07339920 BJS CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07333009 K. BANNISTER BUILDING & LANDSCAPING LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07337056 CULTIV8 HYDROPONICS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07357909 GREENER ENERGY SOLUTIONS NORTHWEST LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07347731 ALLEN SHUTTLESWORTH LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07346786 PDR TAX LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07338208 A.I.M TRANSPORT LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07335951 IJK CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07341629 REDWOOD HOUSE CHILDRENS NURSERY LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07359113 GETMEABIKE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07357612 TINA'S DANCE STUDIOS LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356016 BARNARD ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07335202 STANDISH MEDICAL, SURGICAL & ALLIED CONSULTANCIES LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07334709 YUPIN TRANSPORT LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07332156 COMMON CORE LTD 02 Aug 2010
    OC357545 THE WINDMILL PUB COMPANY LLP 31 Aug 2010
    07353014 L&M FINANCIAL LIMITED 23 Aug 2010