Wigan, Greater Manchester

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wigan when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 239 companies were registered in Wigan during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 20.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WiganUK
    2013239132,684
    2012199118,868
    % change20.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (239) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013808178
    New companies in 2012815761
    % change-1.2%42.1%27.9%
    Record Year2003 (82)2013 (81)2013 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WiganUK
    201314986,170
    201215175,908
    % change-1.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013493070
    Closed companies in 2012495745
    % change0.0%-47.4%56%
    Record Year2012 (49)2008 (77)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Wigan during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 90 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WiganUK
    20139046,514
    20124842,960
    Record Year 2011 (97) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wigan when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201331518
    Net growth in 201232016
    Record Year2008 (63)2013 (51)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Wigan
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-11.6%30.3%12.1%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1982 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 2005 when 35.3% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Wigan in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NW)1.76%CONSULTING5.27%
    TRANSPORT1.34%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CIC1.27%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRAINING1.13%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING0.99%TRADING2.08%
    WIGAN0.99%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.85%LONDON1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.78%DESIGN1.78%
    SYSTEMS0.78%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BUSINESS0.70%CARE1.64%
    J0.70%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    M0.70%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENERGY0.70%J1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.63%MEDIA1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%PROPERTIES1.45%
    NW0.56%IT1.39%
    PROPERTIES0.56%M1.25%
    S0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    L0.56%BUILDING1.19%
    D0.56%CAPITAL1.19%
    PLUMBING0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied398260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company7046,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6034,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4954,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4525,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3826,675
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified337,590
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3017,715
    86900 - Other human health activities279,203
    56302 - Public houses and bars275,437
    49410 - Freight transport by road236,904
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation224,590
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,516
    43210 - Electrical installation205,724
    41100 - Development of building projects199,271
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate198,312
    52290 - Other transportation support activities181,143
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing175,382
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings166,039
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles154,955

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08634220 VENUE CONTROL LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08640529 INFORING LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08642276 MADBENTS LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08648085 NORTHERN ALARMS SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08636074 S J SPECIALIST CARS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636531 INCA FOODS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638315 1881 DEVELOPMENTS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08640500 OPTIMUM PERSONAL TRAINING LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08641462 CJ EXCEL LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08651089 NORTHWOOD SOLUTIONS NORTH WEST LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08651586 RED ROSE PUBS LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08670085 STRUNGUP MUSIC LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08640840 STORE 24 SEVEN NORTHWEST LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08666022 APPLE FITNESS LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08659084 PEBBLETOAD LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08669691 THE PLEASURE ROOM LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08634622 THE MINERS LAMP MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08635953 GFT NORTH WEST LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08643674 FORENSIC EXPERIENCES CIC 08 Aug 2013
    08658497 NU2U LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08660906 BREWSKIS LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08663254 DOCTORMAP LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08644226 HOLISTIC ENERGY LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08641268 COAST PROPERTIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08641626 JENNINGS TRADING LTD 07 Aug 2013