Wigan, Greater Manchester
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 287 companies were registered in Wigan during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wigan UK 2015 287 161,156 2014 231 150,722 % change 24.2% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (287) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Wigan when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wigan when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 69 95 123 New companies in 2014 63 86 82 % change 9.5% 10.5% 50.0% Record Year 2013 (77) 2015 (95) 2015 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Wigan during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 31.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wigan UK 2015 168 89,523 2014 128 82,370 % change 31.3% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (168) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wigan when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 36 64 68 Closed companies in 2014 41 45 42 % change -12.2% 42.2% 62% Record Year 2013 (61) 2015 (64) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Wigan during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 119 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wigan UK 2015 119 71,633 2014 103 68,352 Record Year 2012 (153) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 33 31 55 Net growth in 2014 22 41 40 Record Year 2004 (35) 2007 (57) 2012 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Wigan formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wigan 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 7.5% 1.8% 36.7% Record Year 2004 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wigan was in 2006 when 37.6% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Wigan in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage WIGAN 1.60% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.62% (NW) 1.36% PROPERTY 2.72% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.23% CARE 2.13% CONSULTING 1.11% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.99% LONDON 1.91% D 0.99% TRADING 1.88% TRANSPORT 0.93% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTY 0.86% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CARE 0.86% DESIGN 1.65% WEST 0.80% PROPERTIES 1.63% NORTH 0.74% CO., 1.58% ENERGY 0.62% J 1.55% PROPERTIES 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.54% S 0.62% BUSINESS 1.49% C 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.49% L 0.62% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEALTH 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% BUILDING 0.56% BUILDING 1.31% PLUMBING 0.56% IT 1.30% M 0.56% MEDIA 1.28% LOGISTICS 0.49% M 1.27%
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 467 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 75 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 58,522 49410 - Freight transport by road 40 12,485 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 19,098 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 34 9,080 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 27 13,990 56302 - Public houses and bars 25 6,355 41100 - Development of building projects 24 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,862 43210 - Electrical installation 20 6,139 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 19 5,331 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 6,557 43290 - Other construction installation 18 3,281 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 7,797 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 17 6,815 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 6,238
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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