Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 281 companies were registered in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackburn UK 2013 281 134,802 2012 283 131,491 % change -0.7% 2.5% Record Year 2011 (358) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 114 71 96 New companies in 2012 116 82 85 % change -1.7% -13.4% 12.9% Record Year 2012 (116) 2011 (192) 2013 (96)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 84 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackburn UK 2013 84 77,914 2012 121 67,576 % change -30.6% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (158) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 35 22 27 Closed companies in 2012 32 46 43 % change 9.4% -52.2% -37% Record Year 2011 (67) 2012 (46) 2009 (107)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Blackburn during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 197 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackburn UK 2013 197 56,888 2012 162 63,915 Record Year 2011 (200) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 79 49 69 Net growth in 2012 84 36 42 Record Year 2012 (84) 2011 (147) 2013 (69)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackburn 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.9% -14.1% 16.8% Record Year 2012 (0.3%) 2011 (0.5%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 2004 when 29.9% of all directors were female.
22.9% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BLACKBURN 1.14% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.14% MANAGEMENT 4.78% FURNITURE 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.30% S 0.80% PROPERTY 2.44% TRADING 0.80% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTIES 0.74% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.60% BUSINESS 1.77% CAR 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SUPPORT 0.60% LONDON 1.72% SECURITY 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTING 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% LEGAL 0.54% MEDIA 1.63% EYECARE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.57% MEDIA 0.54% J 1.56% ENGINEERING 0.54% CARE 1.46% BUSINESS 0.54% IT 1.43% PROPERTY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% J 0.54% M 1.25% CENTRE 0.47% BUILDING 1.21% ENTERPRISES 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% (BLACKBURN) 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% GLOBAL 0.47% SECURITY 1.15%
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 720 249,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 78 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 76 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 32,624 86900 - Other human health activities 30 8,465 86210 - General medical practice activities 27 4,062 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 7,507 74990 - Non-trading company 23 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 16,448 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 70100 - Activities of head offices 18 3,950 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 6,591 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 5,834 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 8,099 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 14 4,684 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 5,062 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 14 2,831
Recent Companies
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