Blackpool, Lancashire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Blackpool UK 2011 353 116,391 2010 220 105,137 % change 60.5% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 101 113 139 New companies in 2010 64 51 105 % change 57.8% 121.6% 32.4% Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (186) 2007 (227)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Blackpool UK 2011 149 90,986 2010 197 82,677 % change -24.4% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 56 38 55 Closed companies in 2010 68 42 87 % change -17.6% -9.5% -37% Record Year 2010 (68) 2009 (73) 2009 (154)
Net Company Growth
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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) Blackpool UK 2011 204 25,405 2010 23 22,460 Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 45 75 84 Net growth in 2010 -4 9 18 Record Year 2007 (101) 2007 (137) 2007 (187)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 36.2% 94.9% 26.3% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1972 (0.4%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.27% CONSULTING 5.04% METERS 2.22% MANAGEMENT 4.97% IT 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.46% PROPERTY 2.38% ENGINEERING 1.34% TRADING 2.10% BLACKPOOL 1.22% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 1.11% ASSOCIATES 1.92% METER 1.11% BUSINESS 1.87% METERING 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% DESIGN 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDICAL 0.70% MEDIA 1.69% FYLDE 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.61% BUSINESS 0.64% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.64% CARE 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.64% J 1.45% DATA 0.58% GLOBAL 1.44% MEDIA 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CIC 0.52% IT 1.41% WEST 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% PROPERTIES 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% COMMUNITY 0.47% M 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ACTUARIAL 0.47% S 1.24% SOFTWARE 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% SYSTEMS 0.41% SYSTEMS 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 418 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 230 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 107 30,253 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 10,246 99999 - Dormant Company 35 18,336 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,788 9999 - Dormant Company 28 19,765 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 7,000 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,695 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,996 9305 - Other service activities 15 8,740 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 16,150 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 3,436 5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant 13 695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,085 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 12,916 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,172 86900 - Other human health activities 11 4,092
Recent Companies
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