Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 230 companies were registered in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Blackburn UK 2011 230 114,512 2010 221 101,492 % change 4.1% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (230) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 80 70 80 New companies in 2010 83 65 73 % change -3.6% 7.7% 9.6% Record Year 2010 (83) 2011 (70) 2011 (80)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Blackburn UK 2011 101 72,230 2010 119 87,705 % change -15.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 34 31 36 Closed companies in 2010 32 44 43 % change 6.3% -29.5% -16% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (84) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Blackburn during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 129 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Blackburn UK 2011 129 42,282 2010 102 13,787 Record Year 2011 (129) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 46 39 44 Net growth in 2010 51 21 30 Record Year 2010 (51) 2011 (39) 2008 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Blackburn 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.8% -9.4% -1.1% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1970 (0.4%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MSTAR 6.64% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BLACKBURN 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CARE 0.79% PROPERTY 2.41% TRANSPORT 0.72% TRADING 2.06% CENTRE 0.66% DESIGN 1.94% MEDICAL 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.85% WEST 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% NORTH 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% H 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTING 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% HOLDINGS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.59% LONDON 1.63% (BLACKBURN) 0.53% J 1.47% HEALTHCARE 0.53% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SHOP 0.46% CARE 1.42% P 0.46% IT 1.38% BUSINESS 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% ENERGY 0.39% PROPERTIES 1.28% SYSTEMS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRAVEL 0.39% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.39% ENERGY 1.22% SECURITY 0.39% TRAINING 1.21% ENGINEERING 0.39% S 1.21%
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 431 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 93 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 28 22,587 9305 - Other service activities 27 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 22 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,018 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 8,686 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 15,760 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,064 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 2,479 86210 - General medical practice activities 12 1,986 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 3,614 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,551 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 11 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 6,321 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,019 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 9 2,087 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 8 1,904
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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