Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Blackburn when compared to any previous February.
- March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 389 companies were registered in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 81.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackburn UK 2015 389 161,156 2014 214 150,722 % change 81.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (389) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackburn when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 120 118 151 New companies in 2014 66 75 73 % change 81.8% 57.3% 106.8% Record Year 2015 (120) 2011 (192) 2015 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 162 companies were dissolved in Blackburn during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackburn UK 2015 162 89,523 2014 136 82,370 % change 19.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (162) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 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 2015 40 56 66 Closed companies in 2014 48 50 38 % change -16.7% 12.0% 74% Record Year 2011 (67) 2015 (56) 2009 (107)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Blackburn during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 227 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackburn UK 2015 227 71,633 2014 78 68,352 Record Year 2015 (227) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Blackburn when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 80 62 85 Net growth in 2014 18 25 35 Record Year 2012 (84) 2011 (147) 2015 (85)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Blackburn formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackburn 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 78.4% 44.9% 88.5% Record Year 2012 (0.3%) 2011 (0.5%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackburn was in 2006 when 29.2% of all directors were female.
17.7% of all director appointments in Blackburn in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 1.18% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 0.97% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CARE 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 0.75% PROPERTY 2.72% (BLACKBURN) 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% SECURITY 0.75% CARE 2.13% GLOBAL 0.75% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUSINESS 0.70% LONDON 1.91% M 0.64% TRADING 1.88% BLACKBURN 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.82% INVESTMENTS 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENERGY 0.54% DESIGN 1.65% CENTRE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.54% CO., 1.58% CONSULTING 0.54% J 1.55% ENGINEERING 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MEDIA 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% INTERNATIONAL 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.43% ASSOCIATES 1.44% MEDICAL 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% J 0.38% BUILDING 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.38% IT 1.30% WEST 0.38% MEDIA 1.28% MOTORS 0.38% M 1.27%
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 569 288,953 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 97 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 72 13,990 99999 - Dormant Company 68 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 43,081 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 37 10,200 86210 - General medical practice activities 32 4,793 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 11,600 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 21 5,392 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 21 6,557 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 7,682 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,862 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 15 3,309 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 15 3,832 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 14 8,607 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 13 4,088 56290 - Other food services 12 4,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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