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
New Company Registrations
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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) Blackpool UK 2010 220 105,137 2009 221 91,034 % change -0.5% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 64 51 105 New companies in 2009 61 83 77 % change 4.9% -38.6% 36.4% Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (186) 2007 (227)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Blackpool UK 2010 197 82,677 2009 281 108,060 % change -29.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 68 42 87 Closed companies in 2009 54 73 154 % change 25.9% -42.5% -44% Record Year 2010 (68) 2009 (73) 2009 (154)
Net Company Growth
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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) Blackpool UK 2010 23 22,460 2009 -60 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -4 9 18 Net growth in 2009 7 10 -77 Record Year 2007 (101) 2007 (137) 2007 (187)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change -2.7% -47.4% 13.3% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1972 (0.4%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage METERING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.69% CONSULTING 4.60% LEISURE 1.37% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 1.29% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.04% METER 0.97% TRADING 1.93% BLACKPOOL 0.97% DESIGN 1.91% INTEREST 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% COMMUNITY 0.81% MEDIA 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.73% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADE 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% METERS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DESIGN 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.65% J 1.48% (BLACKPOOL) 0.65% LONDON 1.45% MEDIA 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% HIRE 0.56% GROUP 1.37% PROPERTIES 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% HOTEL 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% (NW) 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% GROUP 0.48% CARE 1.33% NORTH 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PRODUCTIONS 0.48% M 1.28% C 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% B 0.48% S 1.23%
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 505 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 302 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 94 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 88 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 84 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 35 10,331 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 17,003 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 7,143 9999 - Dormant Company 29 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 26 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 14,007 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 9305 - Other service activities 17 9,038 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 9,325 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,340 7011 - Development & sell real estate 11 5,300 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 2,646 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,163 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07203970 LOCAL VIP LTD 25 Mar 2010 07201179 RUNWAY CAFE LTD 24 Mar 2010 07186525 THE WINTER PARK HOTEL LTD 11 Mar 2010 07185172 VIBROSHIELD LTD 10 Mar 2010 07180237 WINGATE BLACKPOOL LTD 05 Mar 2010 07174907 EDUSTAFF (LONDON) LTD 02 Mar 2010 07210603 QUARTERDECK DESIGN LTD 31 Mar 2010 07186429 SOMA THERAPIES INTERNATIONAL LTD 11 Mar 2010 07208451 CHANDLERS BOBCAT SCAFFOLDING LTD 30 Mar 2010 07201958 DG METER SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07201728 PT METERS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07201725 READ WITH A SMILE LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07190084 FEBS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07186034 NORTH GRANGE METERS LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07207848 FLEETWOOD CAR & VAN HIRE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07203178 LUIGE LOGIC LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07202669 TEL JAY LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07198283 SN CREATIVE LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07196549 SASTHA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07192800 PRICE CRUNCHERS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07192643 CAPITA HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07188996 UK LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Mar 2010 07185940 LARBAR LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07182436 VELOCE WHEEL DESIGN LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07179269 CO2-SAVE UK LTD 05 Mar 2010
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