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
    09112811 WIGAN PIER PROMOTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114701 MYATLANTIS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09134275 WARMER ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09149977 ABP PROPERTY LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09111078 BATTLEFIT LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112835 NEXT GENERATION LEADS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114960 PRIMA FOOD TECH LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116835 D M STOVES LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09120091 PEEPSLOCAL.COM LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09122570 INTELLIGENT HOODLUM LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09122969 ULTIMA RECRUITMENT LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09125115 STEVE JONES SNR PROJECTS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127941 LANTON LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09153261 J HIGHAM BUILDING SERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09112446 O'NEIL OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09139471 AREA LIGHTING & CCTV LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09112370 ELVER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09151302 TREVOR HALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09152656 HTN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09123829 CROSBY SETTLE CARS (NW) LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09140725 JAY HOPE LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09141224 NORTHSTAR FREIGHT LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09149189 ALPHAPAY 2 LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09129327 HABITACION LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09151538 GARAISON CONSULTING LTD 29 Jul 2014