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
    08165831 ADANA FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167011 MALIK HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08171162 AMD VENTURES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171177 AHD VENTURES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08173979 SPRINGFLOW SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174447 THE FINGER LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08177035 COLOUR CLOUD LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179049 OMEGA WATER SERVICES LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179306 GO BRIT GREEN LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180983 NORTHERN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS (ILKLEY) LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08182354 MICHAEL FABRICATIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08185710 FBG MEDIA, LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08193684 PRESTON ONE PROMOTIONS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08196794 FUELTECH LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08196871 HELLWA ARIJ LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197449 WINDOWFIXER LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08164318 AL-KARAM FOODS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165157 WAREHOUSE ONE NIGHTCLUB LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166227 VENTURE RISK LTD. 02 Aug 2012
    08166394 M A YOUNG CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166905 SCRATCHY CAT CRAFTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08178167 BOUTIQUE BEAUTY LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08178982 SEANOZ TRADING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08187883 TINY TISSUE LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188768 3D MERCHANDISING LIMITED 23 Aug 2012