Blackburn, Lancashire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 261 companies were registered in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BlackburnUK
    2014261143,414
    2013259132,684
    % change0.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (261) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201410061100
    New companies in 2013947392
    % change6.4%-16.4%8.7%
    Record Year2014 (100)2013 (73)2014 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 166 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BlackburnUK
    2014166101,670
    201320686,170
    % change-19.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2012 (212) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014564565
    Closed companies in 20135537114
    % change1.8%21.6%-43%
    Record Year2014 (56)2008 (84)2012 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Blackburn during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 95 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BlackburnUK
    20149541,744
    20135346,514
    Record Year 2011 (129) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014441635
    Net growth in 20133936-22
    Record Year2010 (51)2011 (39)2008 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Blackburn
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.3%-20.3%-0.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)2009 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    20.0% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT0.96%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CARE0.90%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    TRADING0.77%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING0.71%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.64%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUSINESS0.64%TRADING2.00%
    (BLACKBURN)0.64%LONDON1.95%
    NORTH0.58%CARE1.94%
    MEDICAL0.58%TRANSPORT1.76%
    HEALTHCARE0.58%DESIGN1.70%
    M0.58%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    GLOBAL0.51%BUSINESS1.62%
    HOME0.51%J1.53%
    WEST0.51%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SECURITY0.51%GLOBAL1.51%
    CENTRE0.45%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    BLACKBURN0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    NW0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    TRAINING0.45%CO.,1.36%
    AUTO0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    P0.38%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.38%IT1.30%
    VALLEY0.38%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied617278,481
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9528,224
    99999 - Dormant Company8348,286
    86900 - Other human health activities6911,807
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6157,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4540,717
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet389,914
    86210 - General medical practice activities314,406
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2629,313
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities217,401
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets206,327
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles195,335
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1810,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,795
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores163,702
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles153,397
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade153,208
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified146,045
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified143,461

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09160072 MS ESTATE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09163198 WITHNELLS CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09166457 VITABODY LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09172196 VENATOR CORPORATE SERVICES LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172677 FRAYBLADE LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09174469 ROCKERFELLER MARKETING LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09176683 OGUNDE MEDICAL CONSULT LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09178307 WHALLEY SPORTS MASSAGE LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09181165 MILESTONE WINES LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09182416 HALIFAX FIRST AID LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09188494 A WARD LIFTS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09189317 ASPIRE (NW) LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09189501 LEVEL7 RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09193341 HISTORY AND LATTE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09196146 BARCODE LOGISTICS LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09157944 WOLF IMPEX LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09160673 A1 LOGICAL SYSTEMS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162691 UK HOME CARE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165596 HARGREAVES AVIATION FABRICATION LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09170126 PRINTWORX (N.W) LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171077 EMTE LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09177536 MOTORHAUS LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09177957 MONZA MODELS LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09158190 ESSENTIAL INNS PARK HOTEL LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09177200 FLAVOUR CREATION LIMITED 15 Aug 2014