Blackpool, Lancashire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 220 companies were registered in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BlackpoolUK
    2010220105,137
    200922191,034
    % change-0.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20106451105
    New companies in 2009618377
    % change4.9%-38.6%36.4%
    Record Year2007 (140)2007 (186)2007 (227)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 197 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BlackpoolUK
    201019782,677
    2009281108,060
    % change-29.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010684287
    Closed companies in 20095473154
    % change25.9%-42.5%-44%
    Record Year2010 (68)2009 (73)2009 (154)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Blackpool during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 23 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BlackpoolUK
    20102322,460
    2009-60-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-4918
    Net growth in 2009710-77
    Record Year2007 (101)2007 (137)2007 (187)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Blackpool formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Blackpool
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change-2.7%-47.4%13.3%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1972 (0.4%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    METERING2.10%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.69%CONSULTING4.60%
    LEISURE1.37%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    METER0.97%TRADING1.93%
    BLACKPOOL0.97%DESIGN1.91%
    INTEREST0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    COMMUNITY0.81%MEDIA1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADE0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    METERS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DESIGN0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%J1.48%
    (BLACKPOOL)0.65%LONDON1.45%
    MEDIA0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    HIRE0.56%GROUP1.37%
    PROPERTIES0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    HOTEL0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (NW)0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    GROUP0.48%CARE1.33%
    NORTH0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%M1.28%
    C0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    B0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied505228,645
    7487 - Other business activities30274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9426,974
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply889,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities849,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities3510,331
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3317,003
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified307,143
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2613,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2114,007
    7499 - Non-trading company2115,398
    9305 - Other service activities179,038
    74990 - Non-trading company178,149
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,340
    7011 - Development & sell real estate115,300
    62012 - Business and domestic software development112,646
    43210 - Electrical installation113,163
    41100 - Development of building projects104,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07168683 GD CAD SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07160937 NEMESIS PROMOTIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158954 FYLDE INSULATION SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157026 EMERGE CORPORATION LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07151040 SHERGOLD HOTELS LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07149500 DESKPAL SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07149124 PROMENADE APARTMENTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07147000 NEW IMAGE KEY CARDS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146991 TRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07143445 THE GAS ENGINEERS BLACKPOOL LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07158708 HENDRY ELECTRICS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07146460 HOYLE IT LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07167098 LUSTRELIGHT LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07152217 CARR FARM BIOGAS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07145571 CUSTOM ENGINEERING LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07143518 R & C PARKINSON LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07165868 SMITHS LETTINGS LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07165082 CREER CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07160256 STEPHENSON HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158826 MAH ACCOUNTANTS LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07153353 UPNJOKU LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07149431 RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIALISTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07146243 HILDRETH & COCKER LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07145471 NRPC LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07142949 HCR REHAB LIMITED 02 Feb 2010