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

  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 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)BlackburnUK
    2012211118,868
    2011230114,512
    % change-8.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (230) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012777064
    New companies in 2011807080
    % change-3.8%0.0%-20.0%
    Record Year2010 (83)2011 (70)2011 (80)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackburnUK
    201220974,772
    201110172,230
    % change106.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (209) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20122646137
    Closed companies in 2011343136
    % change-23.5%48.4%281%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (84)2012 (137)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackburnUK
    2012244,096
    201112942,282
    Record Year 2011 (129) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20125124-73
    Net growth in 2011463944
    Record Year2010 (51)2011 (39)2008 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.6%0.8%-20.8%
    Record Year1978 (0.5%)1970 (0.4%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTING5.05%
    BLACKBURN0.89%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (BLACKBURN)0.76%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    SUPPORT0.70%PROPERTY2.35%
    S0.63%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%DESIGN1.87%
    LANCASHIRE0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRADING0.63%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAR0.57%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUSINESS0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SECURITY0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    MEDIA0.57%LONDON1.67%
    FOODS0.51%J1.55%
    CARE0.51%GLOBAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.51%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    M0.44%CARE1.32%
    PROPERTY0.44%M1.27%
    SERVICE0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENERGY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GREEN0.44%S1.17%
    FURNITURE0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied843331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5735,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4113,716
    99999 - Dormant Company3525,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3133,677
    9999 - Dormant Company1912,598
    70100 - Activities of head offices172,514
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate164,294
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1619,425
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,891
    9305 - Other service activities156,142
    86210 - General medical practice activities132,544
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,774
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified111,783
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities104,119
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy98,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200518 NORTHANTS CLAY & GAME CENTRE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08200532 KC WILLIAMSON & CO LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08200586 CHIGAN LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08202401 SPLASH! THE CAR WASH TEAM LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08203405 SIGG LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08205378 WOOF AND CHEW LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207780 A.Z.UDDIN LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08213470 SEATKINS UK LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08215866 ASPIRINAE LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08215879 BB1 CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216800 LED UK SHOP LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08223706 SIZZLAZ LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08229046 BILAL BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231002 AL-QURESH UK LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08198833 MUNNAWWAR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199863 MANRIYA LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202016 G VANGALA LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207294 SDP PHARMA LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08216889 EMMA SHOES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217892 PROFILE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08230433 SPORTZ 4 ALL LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233014 SPH-LM-SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08200029 CREDITS AND DEBITS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08227158 ZANTEMOOR LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08232776 WARREN AGENCIES LTD 28 Sep 2012