Blackpool, Lancashire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 265 companies were registered in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 33.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackpool UK 2010 265 101,492 2009 199 94,671 % change 33.2% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (283) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 93 74 98 New companies in 2009 80 60 59 % change 16.3% 23.3% 66.1% Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (91) 2010 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 257 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackpool UK 2010 257 87,705 2009 311 159,401 % change -17.4% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 74 94 89 Closed companies in 2009 77 67 167 % change -3.9% 40.3% -47% Record Year 2009 (77) 2008 (98) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 8 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackpool UK 2010 8 13,787 2009 -112 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (212) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 19 -20 9 Net growth in 2009 3 -7 -108 Record Year 2003 (69) 2003 (83) 2003 (60)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Blackpool 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change 8.1% 11.9% 59.2% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1965 (1.0%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 5.06% METERS 1.99% CONSULTING 4.99% METERING 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.12% BLACKPOOL 1.28% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.28% TRADING 2.04% MANAGEMENT 1.14% ASSOCIATES 2.01% METER 1.07% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% IT 0.71% BUSINESS 1.80% MEDICAL 0.64% MEDIA 1.75% LEISURE 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% NORTH 0.57% LONDON 1.59% FYLDE 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.59% DESIGN 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.57% CARE 1.44% WEST 0.57% J 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% D 0.50% GLOBAL 1.42% BUSINESS 0.50% IT 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% L 0.43% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTIES 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% C 0.43% M 1.28% SUPPLIES 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.26% CIC 0.43% S 1.24%
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 437 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 245 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 86 25,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 8,292 9999 - Dormant Company 33 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 29 14,072 7499 - Non-trading company 26 13,408 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 6,460 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,967 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 8,183 74990 - Non-trading company 17 7,649 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 13,161 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,454 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 5,716 5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant 10 831 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 2,861 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,767 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 7,634 7011 - Development & sell real estate 9 3,743
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07384193 WARINGS SOLICITORS LTD 22 Sep 2010 07383518 ONTRACK EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2010 07368690 BOMBTASTIC LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07366590 AL AMIR INDIAN CUISINE LIMITED 06 Sep 2010 07364376 D K WEB DESIGN LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07390223 FAST HOUSE BUY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07384332 MONOPOLY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07380549 EPLE PROPERTY LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07370316 AS U CARE LTD 09 Sep 2010 07364149 MIKE RUSS ENTERTAINMENTS UK LTD 02 Sep 2010 07389147 TDM BUILDERS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07373097 MR. METER LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07372515 SOLOMON METERING LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07369776 BILL KENNEDY METERS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07364930 SMART ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Sep 2010 07390609 KASBAH CONSULTING LTD 28 Sep 2010 07389950 CULLERCOATS ENTERPRISE LTD 28 Sep 2010 07388972 NMJ CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07383228 METER SAVE LTD 21 Sep 2010 07382263 RHODA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2010 07381911 TUMBO ELECTRONICS LTD 21 Sep 2010 07380465 HBB ENGINEERING LTD 17 Sep 2010 07376074 NAM WORKINGS LTD 14 Sep 2010 07371631 BOOYAKASHA LTD 09 Sep 2010 07367616 ARR SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Sep 2010
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