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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
    07586561 WWDAAC (WIDE WEB DEVELOPERS AND AFFORDABLE COMPUTERS) LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07573174 AL FORNO PIZZA & PASTA LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07571397 BLACKPOOL MARKETING COMPANY LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07563986 BRAITHWAITE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561377 CHRYSALIS DIRECTORY LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07551483 SAUNA AND STEAM SPARES LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07547706 GBL (NW) LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07583884 TANNERSMITH PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07582139 SIXTEEN9 MEDIA LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07576883 LAKE DISTRICT FELL PONY CENTRE LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07573261 AQUARIUM PARTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07586917 FYLDE COAST ASSOCIATES LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07586943 MILLICHROME LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585969 DCLARKE IT CONTRACTING LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07580494 OMS OFFICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07580473 MEDS NORTHWEST LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07579650 WE KNOW BLACKPOOL LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579179 MEBU CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07573659 CENTRAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (BLACKPOOL) LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07572537 KERAI CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07569075 KENSAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07565832 NORTH WEST TILING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07564443 GRAFTERS WORKWEAR LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07563951 AJ YOUNG LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07562619 TUDORACHE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011