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.

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 (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)BlackburnUK
    2010221101,492
    200918294,671
    % change21.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (221) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010836573
    New companies in 2009536366
    % change56.6%3.2%10.6%
    Record Year2010 (83)2010 (65)2010 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackburnUK
    201011987,705
    2009178159,401
    % change-33.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010324443
    Closed companies in 2009395386
    % change-17.9%-17.0%-50%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (84)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackburnUK
    201010213,787
    20094-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (104) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010512130
    Net growth in 20091410-20
    Record Year2010 (51)2003 (38)2008 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change45.7%-6.4%6.1%
    Record Year1978 (0.5%)1970 (0.4%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADING1.30%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTIES1.04%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    BLACKBURN0.95%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING0.78%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SECURITY0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    HOLDINGS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    GLOBAL0.61%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRAINING0.52%MEDIA1.75%
    H0.52%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (BLACKBURN)0.52%LONDON1.59%
    FOODS0.52%ENGINEERING1.59%
    NO.0.43%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DIRECT0.43%CARE1.44%
    GROUP0.43%J1.44%
    PROPERTY0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    NORTH0.43%GLOBAL1.42%
    EVENTS0.43%IT1.35%
    (NORTH0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.43%BUILDING1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.43%M1.28%
    SPORTS0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CAR0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied385202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10169,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2625,053
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified237,767
    99999 - Dormant Company2214,072
    9999 - Dormant Company2121,484
    74990 - Non-trading company207,649
    9305 - Other service activities209,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1813,161
    7499 - Non-trading company1713,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering127,634
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified106,460
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,768
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors91,542
    86210 - General medical practice activities91,189
    7440 - Advertising91,997
    7414 - Business & management consultancy914,940
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    5010 - Sale of motor vehicles81,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07357706 MOIST MEDIA LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357510 TYWOOD LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07357381 GPR SUPERSPORTS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07357041 JUDITH SHARMAN ET AL LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356102 ALDEC LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07355704 BEST LOCAL TRADE LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07355702 FACE COSMETICS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07351760 PHIL HEATON ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351653 JCM (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07346584 TOXICTRAMP.COM LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07345726 QUICKTIME ASSISTANCE LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07343984 KHAER LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07337856 A-K FOODS CASH & CARRY LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07332234 THE DIRECTORY SUITE LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07354895 CONFETTI DREAMS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353433 CHIT CHAT LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352052 M&S DRINKS DISTRIEBUTER LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07347427 PRO TEM LOGISTICS LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07346858 DARWEN TELECOM LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346630 PARTS DIRECT (BLACKBURN) LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07345679 NOVENSUS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07335824 DW IT LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07334828 NORTH WEST FABRICATIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333000 LONGFIELD TRADING LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07347140 EDVOCATE LIMITED 16 Aug 2010