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

  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 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)BlackpoolUK
    2010265101,492
    200919994,671
    % change33.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (283) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010937498
    New companies in 2009806059
    % change16.3%23.3%66.1%
    Record Year2002 (113)2003 (91)2010 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    201025787,705
    2009311159,401
    % change-17.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010749489
    Closed companies in 20097767167
    % change-3.9%40.3%-47%
    Record Year2009 (77)2008 (98)2009 (167)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    2010813,787
    2009-112-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (212) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201019-209
    Net growth in 20093-7-108
    Record Year2003 (69)2003 (83)2003 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change8.1%11.9%59.2%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1965 (1.0%)1975 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.06%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    METERS1.99%CONSULTING4.99%
    METERING1.56%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    BLACKPOOL1.28%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%TRADING2.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    METER1.07%DESIGN1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    IT0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDICAL0.64%MEDIA1.75%
    LEISURE0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    NORTH0.57%LONDON1.59%
    FYLDE0.57%ENGINEERING1.59%
    DESIGN0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%CARE1.44%
    WEST0.57%J1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    D0.50%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUSINESS0.50%IT1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    L0.43%BUILDING1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    C0.43%M1.28%
    SUPPLIES0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CIC0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied437202,902
    7487 - Other business activities24569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8625,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities378,292
    9999 - Dormant Company3321,484
    99999 - Dormant Company2914,072
    7499 - Non-trading company2613,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified246,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply188,183
    74990 - Non-trading company177,649
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant10831
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities102,861
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified107,767
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering107,634
    7011 - Development & sell real estate93,743

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07324133 ELITE FLOORING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07311138 THE FRUIT BOWL LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07307841 ENIGMA DIGITAL LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07306860 THE DOG GROOMER LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07319838 BLACKPOOL ROOFING AND BUILDERS SUPPLIES LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07318609 WASHINGTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07304138 FUCTIVINO LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07331964 PRESTIGE PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07324757 NEWKLEA LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07322003 EDL & ALM LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07311588 D W RECOVERY BLACKPOOL LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07303869 DIGITAL NORTH WEST LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302926 TONE VALLEY DATA COLLECTION SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07331047 AMORIDO LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07329287 MUIR-SMITH CONSULTING LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07324832 PHAEDRUS CONTRACTS LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07324010 T A B DESIGN LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07316323 GREENLITE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316152 FLOWEASY LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07311469 GALLAGHERS NURSERY LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07310647 G G TECH LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07308317 C ROGERS CONTRACTS LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07308138 AKIN TO IT LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07307965 TURQUOISE ACCOUNTANCY LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07306251 LDL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2010