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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Blackburn UK 2013 259 132,684 2012 211 118,868 % change 22.7% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (259) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 94 73 92 New companies in 2012 77 70 64 % change 22.1% 4.3% 43.8% Record Year 2013 (94) 2013 (73) 2013 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Blackburn UK 2013 206 86,170 2012 212 75,908 % change -2.8% 13.5% Record Year 2012 (212) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 55 37 114 Closed companies in 2012 26 46 140 % change 111.5% -19.6% -19% Record Year 2013 (55) 2008 (84) 2012 (140)
Net Company Growth
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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) Blackburn UK 2013 53 46,514 2012 -1 42,960 Record Year 2011 (129) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 39 36 -22 Net growth in 2012 51 24 -76 Record Year 2010 (51) 2011 (39) 2008 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 9.2% -4.3% 26.0% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 2009 (0.2%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 1.49% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BLACKBURN 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.45% BUSINESS 1.04% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 0.91% TRADING 2.08% SECURITY 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% CENTRE 0.78% LONDON 1.79% HOLDINGS 0.78% DESIGN 1.78% GLOBAL 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CAR 0.65% CARE 1.64% CONSULTING 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.61% COMMUNITY 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.58% J 1.54% CO 0.58% MEDIA 1.54% MEDIA 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.53% SALES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% HEALTHCARE 0.52% IT 1.39% IT 0.52% M 1.25% BUILDING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.52% BUILDING 1.19% EYECARE 0.52% CAPITAL 1.19% N 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% LEGAL 0.52% TRAINING 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 725 260,135 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 89 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 87 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 34,970 86900 - Other human health activities 32 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 8,475 86210 - General medical practice activities 26 3,922 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 26,675 74990 - Non-trading company 23 14,228 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 17,715 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 8,312 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 4,955 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 6,979 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 17 3,022 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 5,576 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 16 5,706 70100 - Activities of head offices 15 3,929 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 14 2,964
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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