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

  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 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)WiganUK
    2012199118,868
    2011214114,512
    % change-7.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (214) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012815761
    New companies in 2011706876
    % change15.7%-16.2%-19.7%
    Record Year2003 (82)2011 (68)2011 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WiganUK
    201214974,772
    201111772,230
    % change27.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012495743
    Closed companies in 2011413541
    % change19.5%62.9%5%
    Record Year2012 (49)2008 (76)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WiganUK
    20125044,096
    20119742,282
    Record Year 2003 (115) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201232018
    Net growth in 2011293335
    Record Year2008 (63)2002 (40)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change3.9%-15.5%-20.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.6%)1966 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.50%CONSULTING5.05%
    (NW)2.20%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    S1.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SUPPLIES0.88%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUILDING0.88%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    WIGAN0.88%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTING0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%MEDIA1.67%
    J0.81%LONDON1.67%
    CIC0.81%J1.55%
    D0.73%GLOBAL1.53%
    C.I.C.0.73%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.66%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTY0.66%CARE1.32%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.59%BUILDING1.22%
    (NORTH0.59%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HIRE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    M0.59%S1.17%
    WEST)0.59%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied557331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3333,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3025,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2319,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,891
    56302 - Public houses and bars182,823
    7414 - Business & management consultancy178,437
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering163,493
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation152,607
    9305 - Other service activities146,142
    41100 - Development of building projects134,965
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,943
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,795
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201302 FALCON WORKSHOP SUPPLIES LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08216069 QUAYLE RESOURCES LTD. 17 Sep 2012
    08221607 NURTURE CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08232227 SCHOSWEEN 9 LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232425 ROCK DATA LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08200528 BALMORAL PUBLIC HOUSES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08206052 WN2 PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08206106 C&N GROUNDWORKS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08209135 CIGTRONICA LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209827 OPENCOURSE LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08213692 SNAKEPIT WIGAN LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08224295 CREATIVE START ARTS IN HEALTH C.I.C. 21 Sep 2012
    08231486 WALLS RAIL LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08199414 DIRECT BUILDING SERVICE LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08203755 MOORE'S CAR CENTRE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08233975 GREEN GARDEN 168 LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08219738 THE ROUNDABOUT (ST HELENS) LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220265 JF MOTORS NORTHWEST LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08227202 ANSEL TRAINING LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08200657 DENIZEN LEISURE & RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201592 AIS OFFSHORE RENEWABLES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08206232 LJB TRADING LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08210333 PB AGENCY LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08224100 DW CLINICAL CODING LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08224633 CJM MEDICAL LOCUMS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012