Wigan, Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous March.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wigan when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Wigan when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wigan when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 253 companies were registered in Wigan during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wigan UK 2012 253 131,491 2011 211 116,391 % change 19.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (253) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous March.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 70 94 89 New companies in 2011 56 77 78 % change 25.0% 22.1% 14.1% Record Year 2012 (70) 2012 (94) 2012 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 37.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wigan UK 2012 100 67,576 2011 161 90,987 % change -37.9% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (161) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 39 39 22 Closed companies in 2011 57 40 64 % change -31.6% -2.5% -66% Record Year 2011 (57) 2008 (45) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wigan when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Wigan when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Wigan during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 153 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wigan UK 2012 153 63,915 2011 50 25,404 Record Year 2012 (153) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wigan when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 31 55 67 Net growth in 2011 -1 37 14 Record Year 2004 (35) 2007 (56) 2012 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wigan 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 7.2% 4.4% 6.7% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1967 (0.4%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Wigan in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NW) 1.80% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRANSPORT 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% WIGAN 1.12% PROPERTY 2.37% CIC 1.05% TRADING 2.07% D 1.05% DESIGN 1.93% J 1.05% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDING 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% S 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.73% M 0.82% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.82% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.75% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.75% GLOBAL 1.50% C.I.C. 0.75% IT 1.40% NORTHWEST 0.75% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANCY 0.75% PROPERTIES 1.31% K 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.27% JOINERY 0.67% M 1.27% NORTH 0.67% BUILDING 1.24% HEATING 0.67% ENERGY 1.20% (WIGAN) 0.67% S 1.20% C 0.67% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 357 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 64 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 32 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 5,169 9305 - Other service activities 18 8,818 43210 - Electrical installation 17 3,573 56302 - Public houses and bars 17 2,795 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 14,303 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,984 86900 - Other human health activities 13 5,066 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 2,693 6024 - Freight transport by road 12 2,121 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 2,781 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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