Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 166 companies were registered in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Blackburn UK 2010 166 105,137 2009 166 91,034 % change 0.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 50 55 61 New companies in 2009 67 48 51 % change -25.4% 14.6% 19.6% Record Year 2009 (67) 2007 (60) 2007 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Blackburn UK 2010 144 82,677 2009 153 108,060 % change -5.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 38 43 63 Closed companies in 2009 18 28 107 % change 111.1% 53.6% -41% Record Year 2010 (38) 2010 (43) 2009 (107)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Blackburn during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 22 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Blackburn UK 2010 22 22,460 2009 13 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (109) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 12 12 -2 Net growth in 2009 49 20 -56 Record Year 2009 (49) 2003 (41) 2008 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Blackburn 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -30.8% -1.8% -0.6% Record Year 1975 (0.5%) 1968 (1.2%) 1967 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.3% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HOLDINGS 1.23% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.14% CONSULTING 4.60% BLACKBURN 1.14% CONSULTANCY 2.87% GLOBAL 1.05% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTING 0.88% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.79% TRADING 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.79% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTIES 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CENTRE 0.70% MEDIA 1.84% TRADING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% (BLACKBURN) 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% SECURITY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DIRECT 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% BUILDING 0.61% J 1.48% (NW) 0.53% LONDON 1.45% BUSINESS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ENGINEERING 0.53% GROUP 1.37% CLEANING 0.44% GLOBAL 1.35% D 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.35% SALES 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.44% CARE 1.33% CAR 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HIRE 0.44% M 1.28% SYSTEMS 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% NORTH 0.44% S 1.23%
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 390 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 116 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 24 13,808 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,154 9999 - Dormant Company 23 19,948 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,149 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 14,007 9305 - Other service activities 18 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 10,331 7499 - Non-trading company 17 15,398 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 3,137 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 9,325 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 17,003 5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors 10 1,447 86900 - Other human health activities 9 3,445 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 2,973 5010 - Sale of motor vehicles 8 1,121 5242 - Retail sale of clothing 8 1,676
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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