Wigan, Greater Manchester
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 232 companies were registered in Wigan during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wigan UK 2013 232 134,802 2012 253 131,491 % change -8.3% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (253) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 77 71 84 New companies in 2012 70 94 89 % change 10.0% -24.5% -5.6% Record Year 2013 (77) 2012 (94) 2012 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 26.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wigan UK 2013 126 77,914 2012 100 67,576 % change 26.0% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (162) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 61 31 34 Closed companies in 2012 39 39 22 % change 56.4% -20.5% 55% Record Year 2013 (61) 2008 (44) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Wigan during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 106 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wigan UK 2013 106 56,888 2012 153 63,915 Record Year 2012 (153) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 16 40 50 Net growth in 2012 31 55 67 Record Year 2004 (35) 2007 (57) 2012 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wigan 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -1.4% -25.0% -2.4% Record Year 2004 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 13.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 2006 when 37.6% of all directors were female.
36.1% of all director appointments in Wigan in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.19% CONSULTING 5.18% (NW) 1.97% MANAGEMENT 4.78% WIGAN 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ENGINEERING 1.02% PROPERTY 2.44% CIC 0.95% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.95% DESIGN 1.79% MANAGEMENT 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANCY 0.88% BUSINESS 1.77% TRAINING 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTING 0.80% LONDON 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.71% S 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ELECTRICAL 0.73% MEDIA 1.63% M 0.66% GLOBAL 1.57% HINDLEY 0.66% J 1.56% BUILDING 0.58% CARE 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.58% IT 1.43% C.I.C. 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SERVICE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUSINESS 0.58% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.58% BUILDING 1.21% HOUSE 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CAR 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CARE 0.51% TRAINING 1.17% SUPPLIES 0.51% SECURITY 1.15%
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 387 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 68 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 24,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 6,954 86900 - Other human health activities 25 8,465 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 24 4,332 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 16,448 41100 - Development of building projects 21 8,637 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 4,952 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 5,834 43210 - Electrical installation 19 5,625 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 5,145 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,664 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 52290 - Other transportation support activities 16 1,025 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 15 5,248 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 7,199
Recent Companies
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