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
    09119178 RAHII LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121314 SADDLEWORTH INNS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121367 FOAMSEAL (NORTHWEST) LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09127914 F & A DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09128761 SCOTCHMER ANALYTICS LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09129708 TONYS SOFTWARE HOUSE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09132264 NUTRIENSA INTERNATIONAL LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132705 MILLENNIUM 4 CORPORATE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09134820 S.Y.R. FORWARDERS LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09136514 MEDALLION FMCG LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09140507 DYNECO LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09144599 TAXI THE HAGUE LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146177 MELBOURNE 1960 LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09147542 MANUFACTURINGSPARES LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09149350 HAFEZ MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09152289 EQB CABLE LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09155254 MWP 2D SYNTHETIC FUELS LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09155291 PRECIOUS MOMENTS CHILDCARE LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09155694 ECO-FRAME (NW) LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09123085 MANCHESTER SECURITY LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09131481 DRAGONFRUIT-TECH LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09133154 SEO BIZ SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09134143 CFDC (2014) LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09147842 LEASE OPTIONS MASTERY LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09154313 FOOD CONTRACTORS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014