Wigan, Greater Manchester
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 214 companies were registered in Wigan during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wigan UK 2011 214 114,512 2010 168 101,492 % change 27.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (214) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 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 2011 70 68 76 New companies in 2010 48 67 53 % change 45.8% 1.5% 43.4% Record Year 2003 (82) 2011 (68) 2011 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wigan UK 2011 117 72,230 2010 138 87,705 % change -15.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 41 35 41 Closed companies in 2010 30 49 59 % change 36.7% -28.6% -31% Record Year 2011 (41) 2008 (76) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Wigan during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 97 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wigan UK 2011 97 42,282 2010 30 13,787 Record Year 2003 (115) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 29 33 35 Net growth in 2010 18 18 -6 Record Year 2008 (63) 2002 (40) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wigan 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 33.4% -14.6% 29.5% Record Year 1961 (0.6%) 1966 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.4% of all director appointments in Wigan in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.96% CONSULTING 5.11% (WIGAN) 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.75% WIGAN 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CIC 1.18% PROPERTY 2.41% (NW) 1.02% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 1.02% DESIGN 1.94% BUILDING 1.02% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROPERTY 0.94% BUSINESS 1.82% HEATING 0.94% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.74% WEST 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% NORTH 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% J 0.78% LONDON 1.63% PLUMBING 0.71% J 1.47% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% GLOBAL 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SPORTS 0.63% CARE 1.42% SCHOOL 0.63% IT 1.38% M 0.63% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.28% WEST) 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.55% M 1.25% (NORTH 0.55% ENERGY 1.22% D 0.55% TRAINING 1.21% JOINERY 0.55% S 1.21%
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 351 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 80 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 40 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 14,755 9305 - Other service activities 24 10,525 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 6,321 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 15,760 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,543 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,601 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,551 41100 - Development of building projects 15 3,697 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 29,245 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 13 2,240 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,798 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,345 43210 - Electrical installation 12 2,938 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 10,018 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,137 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 2,049
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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