Wigan, Greater Manchester

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 255 companies were registered in Wigan during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WiganUK
    2014255143,414
    2013239132,684
    % change6.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (255) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20141016985
    New companies in 2013808178
    % change26.3%-14.8%9.0%
    Record Year2014 (101)2013 (81)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 192 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WiganUK
    2014192101,670
    201314986,170
    % change28.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (192) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014684183
    Closed companies in 2013493070
    % change38.8%36.7%19%
    Record Year2014 (68)2008 (77)2009 (88)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Wigan during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 63 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WiganUK
    20146341,744
    20139046,514
    Record Year 2011 (97) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201433282
    Net growth in 201331518
    Record Year2008 (63)2013 (51)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Wigan
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change14.7%-18.8%0.0%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1982 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    29.5% of all director appointments in Wigan in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    WIGAN2.11%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    (NW)1.25%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSTRUCTION1.25%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL1.12%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTING0.99%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTIES0.92%LONDON1.95%
    D0.86%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.86%TRANSPORT1.76%
    S0.79%DESIGN1.70%
    ENERGY0.79%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    L0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.73%BUSINESS1.62%
    WEST0.73%J1.53%
    NORTH0.73%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.73%GLOBAL1.51%
    PLUMBING0.66%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    J0.66%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HOUSE0.59%MEDIA1.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%CO.,1.36%
    PIZZA0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CIC0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    (WIGAN)0.53%IT1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.53%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied461278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5940,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4957,264
    49410 - Freight transport by road409,960
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3629,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3418,890
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified308,501
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2928,224
    86900 - Other human health activities2811,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,795
    41100 - Development of building projects2510,604
    56302 - Public houses and bars246,056
    52290 - Other transportation support activities221,322
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles195,335
    43210 - Electrical installation195,922
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities187,401
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment186,630
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified176,045
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing175,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09156820 JONAH BULLEN LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157479 EXPLORING INC. LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09163010 BOUCHE HAIR LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09169250 AKL HEALTH CARE LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09169615 JEO INITIATIVE LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09174199 PRIME SURFACES LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09179084 BLUETREE EMPORIUM LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180888 WIGAN ELECTRICAL LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09189835 KARMA LIFE UK LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190321 1972 LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09192893 GRH IT LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193237 WIGAN TECH REPAIR LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09163875 PRIME FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09171631 TEN FOUR TRAINING LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09192799 MISTER MAINTENANCE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09164969 COOPER NORTH WEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09166176 DSJK MEDICAL LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09178232 ACC FACADE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09161092 A CLEAN BREAK LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09159313 SPARKY99 LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09164236 MIOLA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09172387 LANGTREE HALL FARM EGGS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09180908 HAIGH HOUSING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09166108 WEST VIEW LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09190878 ANLO LTD 28 Aug 2014