Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
- September 2012 was a record month for company closures in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 211 companies were registered in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackburn UK 2012 211 118,868 2011 230 114,512 % change -8.3% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (230) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 77 70 64 New companies in 2011 80 70 80 % change -3.8% 0.0% -20.0% Record Year 2010 (83) 2011 (70) 2011 (80)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 209 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 106.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackburn UK 2012 209 74,772 2011 101 72,230 % change 106.9% 3.5% Record Year 2012 (209) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
September 2012 was a record month for company closures in Blackburn when compared to any month in history.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 26 46 137 Closed companies in 2011 34 31 36 % change -23.5% 48.4% 281% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (84) 2012 (137)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Blackburn during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 2 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackburn UK 2012 2 44,096 2011 129 42,282 Record Year 2011 (129) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 51 24 -73 Net growth in 2011 46 39 44 Record Year 2010 (51) 2011 (39) 2008 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackburn 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.6% 0.8% -20.8% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1970 (0.4%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
20.2% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.46% CONSULTING 5.05% BLACKBURN 0.89% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (BLACKBURN) 0.76% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SUPPORT 0.70% PROPERTY 2.35% S 0.63% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.63% DESIGN 1.87% LANCASHIRE 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADING 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CAR 0.57% BUSINESS 1.72% BUSINESS 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SECURITY 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% MEDIA 0.57% LONDON 1.67% FOODS 0.51% J 1.55% CARE 0.51% GLOBAL 1.53% CENTRE 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.51% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% M 0.44% CARE 1.32% PROPERTY 0.44% M 1.27% SERVICE 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ENERGY 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GREEN 0.44% S 1.17% FURNITURE 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 843 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 57 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 13,716 99999 - Dormant Company 35 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 33,677 9999 - Dormant Company 19 12,598 70100 - Activities of head offices 17 2,514 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 4,294 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,203 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 19,425 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,891 9305 - Other service activities 15 6,142 86210 - General medical practice activities 13 2,544 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,774 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 11 1,783 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 4,119 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 8,437
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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