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

  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 (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)BlackburnUK
    2010166105,137
    200916691,034
    % change0.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010505561
    New companies in 2009674851
    % change-25.4%14.6%19.6%
    Record Year2009 (67)2007 (60)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackburnUK
    201014482,677
    2009153108,060
    % change-5.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010384363
    Closed companies in 20091828107
    % change111.1%53.6%-41%
    Record Year2010 (38)2010 (43)2009 (107)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackburnUK
    20102222,460
    200913-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (109) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101212-2
    Net growth in 20094920-56
    Record Year2009 (49)2003 (41)2008 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-30.8%-1.8%-0.6%
    Record Year1975 (0.5%)1968 (1.2%)1967 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HOLDINGS1.23%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%CONSULTING4.60%
    BLACKBURN1.14%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    GLOBAL1.05%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING0.88%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTIES0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CENTRE0.70%MEDIA1.84%
    TRADING0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    (BLACKBURN)0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    SECURITY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DIRECT0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUILDING0.61%J1.48%
    (NW)0.53%LONDON1.45%
    BUSINESS0.53%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.53%GROUP1.37%
    CLEANING0.44%GLOBAL1.35%
    D0.44%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SALES0.44%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%CARE1.33%
    CAR0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HIRE0.44%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.44%SYSTEMS1.25%
    NORTH0.44%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied390228,645
    7487 - Other business activities11674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3126,974
    99999 - Dormant Company2413,808
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified248,154
    9999 - Dormant Company2319,948
    74990 - Non-trading company228,149
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    9305 - Other service activities189,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    70100 - Activities of head offices133,137
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1017,003
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors101,447
    86900 - Other human health activities93,445
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate92,973
    5010 - Sale of motor vehicles81,121
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing81,676

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07138587 NOUVEAU CONQUEST LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138543 FRESH STUDIOS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137853 GROUNDS UNLIMITED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07136880 BRITANNIA MEDICO LEGAL LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136451 1 EVENTS MEDIA LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07134534 MORELLO RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07130986 HOLTS BLACKBURN LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129011 WHITESTONE SOLICITORS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128695 RHV LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128384 PREMIUM SILICONE SPONGE LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07127508 VITAL ENERGI TRUSTEE LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07126680 FORCES SECURITY LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07125979 RCM RETAIL LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125476 ITRAX LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125333 DYNAMIC CERTIFICATION SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07121407 GBB (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120180 PROKYM LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119778 ALMOND VILLAS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07138177 KI ELEMENTS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07136580 BBQ BASE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136026 HOMEWISE BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133596 PIPPYBLUE LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07125335 FMWSOA SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125329 DIAMOND ESTATE AGENTS LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07122460 SOLAR TURBINE LIMITED 12 Jan 2010