Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
- February 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
- February 2011 was a record month for net growth in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 358 companies were registered in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 115.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Blackburn UK 2011 358 116,391 2010 166 105,137 % change 115.7% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (358) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
February 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 83 192 83 New companies in 2010 50 55 61 % change 66.0% 249.1% 36.1% Record Year 2011 (83) 2011 (192) 2011 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 158 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Blackburn UK 2011 158 90,986 2010 144 82,677 % change 9.7% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (158) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 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 2011 67 45 46 Closed companies in 2010 38 43 63 % change 76.3% 4.7% -27% Record Year 2011 (67) 2011 (45) 2009 (107)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Blackburn during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 200 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Blackburn UK 2011 200 25,405 2010 22 22,460 Record Year 2011 (200) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
February 2011 was a record month for net growth in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 16 147 37 Net growth in 2010 12 12 -2 Record Year 2009 (49) 2011 (147) 2008 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Blackburn formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Blackburn 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 43.2% 207.0% 29.8% Record Year 1975 (0.5%) 1968 (1.2%) 1967 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
17.7% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MSTAR 7.12% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.97% BLACKBURN 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.16% TRADING 0.85% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTIES 0.85% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.70% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.92% NORTH 0.63% BUSINESS 1.87% HOLDINGS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% SYSTEMS 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (BLACKBURN) 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% WEST 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% H 0.49% LONDON 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% CARE 1.45% PROPERTY 0.49% J 1.45% MEDICAL 0.42% GLOBAL 1.44% CAR 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CARE 0.42% IT 1.41% SECURITY 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% FOODS 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% TRAINING 0.42% M 1.30% TRUST 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.28% TECH 0.35% S 1.24% SHOP 0.35% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% SPORTS 0.35% SYSTEMS 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 387 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 94 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 30,253 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 10,085 9999 - Dormant Company 20 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 20 18,336 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,740 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 16,150 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,695 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,788 70100 - Activities of head offices 14 2,849 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 3,895 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 1,874 7440 - Advertising 10 1,814 7499 - Non-trading company 10 11,316 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 6,183 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,092 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,996 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 3,436
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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