Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.
- July 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
- July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 221 companies were registered in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 21.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackburn UK 2010 221 101,492 2009 182 94,671 % change 21.4% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (221) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.
July 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 83 65 73 New companies in 2009 53 63 66 % change 56.6% 3.2% 10.6% Record Year 2010 (83) 2010 (65) 2010 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 33.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackburn UK 2010 119 87,705 2009 178 159,401 % change -33.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 32 44 43 Closed companies in 2009 39 53 86 % change -17.9% -17.0% -50% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (84) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Blackburn during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 102 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackburn UK 2010 102 13,787 2009 4 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (104) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 51 21 30 Net growth in 2009 14 10 -20 Record Year 2010 (51) 2003 (38) 2008 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackburn 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 45.7% -6.4% 6.1% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1970 (0.4%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
16.5% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 1.30% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTING 4.99% PROPERTIES 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.12% BLACKBURN 0.95% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTING 0.78% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.01% SECURITY 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% HOLDINGS 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% GLOBAL 0.61% BUSINESS 1.80% TRAINING 0.52% MEDIA 1.75% H 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.73% (BLACKBURN) 0.52% LONDON 1.59% FOODS 0.52% ENGINEERING 1.59% NO. 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DIRECT 0.43% CARE 1.44% GROUP 0.43% J 1.44% PROPERTY 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% NORTH 0.43% GLOBAL 1.42% EVENTS 0.43% IT 1.35% (NORTH 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUILDING 0.43% BUILDING 1.32% ASSOCIATES 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.43% M 1.28% SPORTS 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.26% CAR 0.43% S 1.24%
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 385 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 101 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 25,053 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,767 99999 - Dormant Company 22 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 21 21,484 74990 - Non-trading company 20 7,649 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,454 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 13,161 7499 - Non-trading company 17 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 7,634 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 6,460 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 2,768 5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors 9 1,542 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 1,189 7440 - Advertising 9 1,997 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 14,940 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,631 5010 - Sale of motor vehicles 8 1,129
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07391191 ALLOY WHEEL REPAIRS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07383822 HALE FELLOW LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07383528 AC EVENTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07382344 PIRI PIRI GRILL LTD 21 Sep 2010 07382097 ROSNEFTEGAZSTROY-SEVEROZAPAD LTD 21 Sep 2010 07382078 ACOUSTICS VISUAL TECH LTD 21 Sep 2010 07380678 PIERS WIGAN LTD 20 Sep 2010 07380127 ALLIED PIPELINE SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2010 07379673 THE BABY SQUARE LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07379236 INKYBRAIN LTD 16 Sep 2010 07378089 CQB LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07377710 AMRUL LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07369841 MONSAB SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07369728 BARGAINS KINGDOM LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07367783 IMOTORIST LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07366626 HOUSE OF SWAGGER LTD 06 Sep 2010 07366329 BV CARS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010 07364178 THE Q GLOBAL LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07382707 INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LOGISTICS LTD 21 Sep 2010 07381997 BLUE LINE TRAINING LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07378863 HOUSE OF TRENDS LTD 16 Sep 2010 07374667 EXEPHANY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07369669 STERLING BUILD AND REFURBISHMENT LTD 08 Sep 2010 07375282 LAW DELIVERIES LTD 14 Sep 2010 07369415 UNIQUE ANIMAL SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Sep 2010
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