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Business Support Service Businesses in Greater Manchester

Explore the Greater Manchester's Business Support Service sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

2,340
Businesses
87.3%
Active
13.3 yrs
Avg company age
Altrincham
Top Location · 791
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

11.2% of business support service survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Business support service, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 82990 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Business support service. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 13.3 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Business support service by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Business support service businesses registered in each location.

      01Altrincham79133.8% of sector
      02Stockport67428.8% of sector
      03Bolton30913.2% of sector
      04Cheadle1918.2% of sector
      05Manchester1837.8% of sector

      Towns in Greater Manchester

      Drill down further - view Business support service business data for individual towns within this county.