Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 214 companies were registered in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 23.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Blackburn UK 2014 214 150,722 2013 281 134,802 % change -23.8% 11.8% Record Year 2011 (358) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 66 75 73 New companies in 2013 114 71 96 % change -42.1% 5.6% -24.0% Record Year 2012 (116) 2011 (192) 2013 (96)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 61.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Blackburn UK 2014 136 82,370 2013 84 77,914 % change 61.9% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (158) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 48 50 38 Closed companies in 2013 35 22 27 % change 37.1% 127.3% 41% Record Year 2011 (67) 2014 (50) 2009 (107)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Blackburn during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 78 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Blackburn UK 2014 78 68,352 2013 197 56,888 Record Year 2011 (200) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 18 25 35 Net growth in 2013 79 49 69 Record Year 2012 (84) 2011 (147) 2013 (69)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Blackburn formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Blackburn 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -45.8% -2.4% -36.5% Record Year 2012 (0.3%) 2011 (0.5%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 2006 when 29.2% of all directors were female.
20.8% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 1.58% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.49% TRADING 0.86% PROPERTY 2.64% BUSINESS 0.86% TRADING 2.05% CENTRE 0.73% LONDON 1.88% SECURITY 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% BLACKBURN 0.66% CARE 1.79% CONSULTING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% HOLDINGS 0.59% DESIGN 1.75% MEDIA 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.59% BUSINESS 1.71% HEALTHCARE 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.60% CAR 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.60% M 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.53% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.46% MEDIA 1.48% HIRE 0.46% IT 1.33% MALL 0.46% TRANSPORT 1.30% LOGISTICS 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRAINING 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% COMMUNITY 0.46% M 1.21% WEST) 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 633 280,210 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 78 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 75 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 56,411 86900 - Other human health activities 44 10,273 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 37,882 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 9,358 86210 - General medical practice activities 29 3,987 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 7,313 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 27,750 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 20 5,130 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,491 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 5,988 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 20 5,876 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,813 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 9,284 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 17 3,103 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,135 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 15 3,177 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,236
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08830015 HS TRADING ORGANISATION LTD 02 Jan 2014 08832729 MANGOBEAN NORTHWEST LTD 06 Jan 2014 08832737 15785 LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08834110 APPAREL LIVING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08835393 SAS CHAIRFRAME LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08835917 MILLER WEST CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08838958 MOORSIDE EBC LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08848929 MOTION VEHICLE RENTAL LTD 16 Jan 2014 08852041 TAILORS' MADE LTD 20 Jan 2014 08856629 FORAY CLOTHING LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08866856 ABJD LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08870076 SWR CAPITAL LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08831428 GRZEGORZ ZIENTARSKI TRANSPORT LTD. 03 Jan 2014 08831439 PIOTR ZIENTARSKI TRANSPORT LTD. 03 Jan 2014 08837196 K&J.CARPETS&VINYL LTD 08 Jan 2014 08838392 SABINA & CO LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08853752 RIVERSIDE LANCASTER LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08857567 A & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08862637 FR RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED 27 Jan 2014 08869687 GLOW BRITE LTD 30 Jan 2014 08870729 SPUR SERVICE STATION LIMITED 31 Jan 2014 08839424 RIGHT TO BUY CO-OP LTD 09 Jan 2014 08852564 WALMESLEY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08858568 KEN WARD AUTO ELECTRICAL LTD 23 Jan 2014 08855482 OXFORD WORKS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
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