Blackburn, Lancashire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 259 companies were registered in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BlackburnUK
    2013259132,684
    2012211118,868
    % change22.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (259) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013947392
    New companies in 2012777064
    % change22.1%4.3%43.8%
    Record Year2013 (94)2013 (73)2013 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 206 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BlackburnUK
    201320686,170
    201221275,908
    % change-2.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2012 (212) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20135537114
    Closed companies in 20122646140
    % change111.5%-19.6%-19%
    Record Year2013 (55)2008 (84)2012 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Blackburn during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 53 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BlackburnUK
    20135346,514
    2012-142,960
    Record Year 2011 (129) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20133936-22
    Net growth in 20125124-76
    Record Year2010 (51)2011 (39)2008 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Blackburn
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change9.2%-4.3%26.0%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)2009 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 2005 when 28.7% of all directors were female.

    20.4% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDICAL1.49%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BLACKBURN1.36%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BUSINESS1.04%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%TRADING2.08%
    SECURITY0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CENTRE0.78%LONDON1.79%
    HOLDINGS0.78%DESIGN1.78%
    GLOBAL0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADING0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.65%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CAR0.65%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTING0.58%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    COMMUNITY0.58%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%J1.54%
    CO0.58%MEDIA1.54%
    MEDIA0.58%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SALES0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HEALTHCARE0.52%IT1.39%
    IT0.52%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    EYECARE0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    N0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    LEGAL0.52%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied725260,135
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8925,547
    99999 - Dormant Company8746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5154,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3634,970
    86900 - Other human health activities329,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet278,475
    86210 - General medical practice activities263,922
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2426,675
    74990 - Non-trading company2314,228
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2317,715
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate198,312
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles184,955
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities186,979
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade173,022
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified175,576
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets165,706
    70100 - Activities of head offices153,929
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles142,964

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671159 MERIBEL PUBLICATIONS LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08671464 JK BUSINESS DIRECT LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08682313 EMPIRICA FILMS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683663 ART WORLDWIDE LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08684638 YOUNG MUSLIMS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08688034 BB AUTOGRAPHS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08689677 SAFAA COUTURE LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08692412 BIG CHEQUES LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08698839 VACE DELIVERIES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08703039 SOUTH ENTERPRISE GROUP LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08706956 VIDEO POSTER LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08676821 KATUNDU LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08680160 C.B.T. COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08680583 RLM TECH LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08683893 QC SERVICING LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08689891 EASYZ LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08693455 UMIS VENTURE LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08693875 AVIYA GROUP LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08693905 LIBERTY FLIGHTS OVERSEAS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08697330 RPGP MEDICAL LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08705559 AMBER CAR HIRE LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08706364 1A RAILWAY LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08708612 A REDMAN QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08691407 MK CAR HIRE LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08694227 YOUR LOCAL INNS (WALMESLEY) LIMITED 17 Sep 2013