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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07536029 BEACH KIOSKS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011 07531169 AUDIO BIONICS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011 07544730 NATURE'S CLASSROOM LTD 28 Feb 2011 OC362147 KEYWORKER HOMES (CHESHIRE) LLP 24 Feb 2011 07540057 TONY REES METERS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011 07533418 KAMIK LIMITED 17 Feb 2011 07527085 AD-HOC SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Feb 2011 07524400 MCCARTHY LOGISTICS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07519916 PLATINUM TELECOM (FYLDE) LTD 07 Feb 2011 07512275 NORTHERN PONTOON LTD 01 Feb 2011 07545173 LE GWIBA LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07544929 STELLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07539999 INFOVAL LIMITED 23 Feb 2011 07538843 CHASE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 22 Feb 2011 07537653 DILROIT LTD 21 Feb 2011 07536669 ZAMRON IT LTD 21 Feb 2011 07533711 MEDIA ACADEMY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CIC 17 Feb 2011 07532956 RESIDA ENGINEERING LTD 17 Feb 2011 07532885 TWILSO CLINICAL CODING LTD 17 Feb 2011 07527004 MJG TRANSFORMATION LTD 11 Feb 2011 07526144 ESTA VISA LIMITED 11 Feb 2011 07525932 BEDFONT TAKEAWAY LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07525104 CHANGE FOR VALUE LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07522301 SOURCE SMART LTD 09 Feb 2011 07520974 ADAMCOM LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
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