Wigan, Greater Manchester
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 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 2012)
A total of 199 companies were registered in Wigan during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wigan UK 2012 199 118,868 2011 214 114,512 % change -7.0% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (214) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 81 57 61 New companies in 2011 70 68 76 % change 15.7% -16.2% -19.7% Record Year 2003 (82) 2011 (68) 2011 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wigan UK 2012 149 74,772 2011 117 72,230 % change 27.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 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 2012 49 57 43 Closed companies in 2011 41 35 41 % change 19.5% 62.9% 5% Record Year 2012 (49) 2008 (76) 2009 (88)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Wigan during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 50 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wigan UK 2012 50 44,096 2011 97 42,282 Record Year 2003 (115) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 32 0 18 Net growth in 2011 29 33 35 Record Year 2008 (63) 2002 (40) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wigan 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 3.9% -15.5% -20.6% Record Year 1961 (0.6%) 1966 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Wigan in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.50% CONSULTING 5.05% (NW) 2.20% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.40% CONSULTANCY 3.28% S 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 1.10% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 0.96% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SUPPLIES 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUILDING 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.76% WIGAN 0.88% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSULTING 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.81% MEDIA 1.67% J 0.81% LONDON 1.67% CIC 0.81% J 1.55% D 0.73% GLOBAL 1.53% C.I.C. 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.66% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTY 0.66% CARE 1.32% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.59% BUILDING 1.22% (NORTH 0.59% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HIRE 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.20% M 0.59% S 1.17% WEST) 0.59% SECURITY 1.16%
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 557 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 43 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,891 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 2,823 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 8,437 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 3,493 9999 - Dormant Company 15 12,598 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 15 2,607 9305 - Other service activities 14 6,142 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,965 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,998 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,943 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 2,795 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 2,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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