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Blackpool, Lancashire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 353 companies were registered in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 60.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BlackpoolUK
    2011353116,391
    2010220105,137
    % change60.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011101113139
    New companies in 20106451105
    % change57.8%121.6%32.4%
    Record Year2007 (140)2007 (186)2007 (227)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BlackpoolUK
    201114990,986
    201019782,677
    % change-24.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011563855
    Closed companies in 2010684287
    % change-17.6%-9.5%-37%
    Record Year2010 (68)2009 (73)2009 (154)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Blackpool during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 204 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BlackpoolUK
    201120425,405
    20102322,460
    Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011457584
    Net growth in 2010-4918
    Record Year2007 (101)2007 (137)2007 (187)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Blackpool
    20110.3%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change36.2%94.9%26.3%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1972 (0.4%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.8% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.27%CONSULTING5.04%
    METERS2.22%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    IT1.46%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.46%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENGINEERING1.34%TRADING2.10%
    BLACKPOOL1.22%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    METER1.11%BUSINESS1.87%
    METERING0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDICAL0.70%MEDIA1.69%
    FYLDE0.64%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUSINESS0.64%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.64%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%J1.45%
    DATA0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CIC0.52%IT1.41%
    WEST0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    COMMUNITY0.47%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ACTUARIAL0.47%S1.24%
    SOFTWARE0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    SYSTEMS0.41%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied418202,798
    7487 - Other business activities23060,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10730,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5010,246
    99999 - Dormant Company3518,336
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified317,788
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities247,789
    7499 - Non-trading company2211,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply177,000
    74990 - Non-trading company168,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,996
    9305 - Other service activities158,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1416,150
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities133,436
    5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant13695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    43210 - Electrical installation113,172
    86900 - Other human health activities114,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510079 KREATIV HAIR LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07507128 THE SOFAS AND BED COMPANY LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07481748 LGH PRODUCTS LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07498260 EASYWAY MEDIA LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07491698 LYNDALE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07506661 CUMBRIA LEISURE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505792 MUNO LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07494949 ADRIAN ADEMI AUTO LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493703 FARMGEN PLUS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492399 A.N.I. METERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491112 SMITH METER SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489448 DIRECT SOLUTIONS RECOVERY LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07481368 AGENCY ADMIN LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07509917 VDX LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07503420 THC SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07499473 HIGHCROFT CARE BLACKPOOL LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496247 JT LOGISTICS SYSTEMS CONSULTING LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07492860 DAVIES L. SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07488635 JJ PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07486646 REDHED CONSULTING LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486533 MULCAHY IT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07484501 ENVY STYLE LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07484336 THE CONSULTANCY SHOP LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07483797 GOODSMUSTGO.COM LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483525 LLWELLYN-DALZIEL LTD 05 Jan 2011