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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
    07531169 AUDIO BIONICS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529733 ISLE RENEWABLE RESOURCES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07527974 BLACK MAGIC STORE LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07544500 OWN BRANDING LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07544400 DURROCOAT LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07531018 ELECTRICITY RENEWALS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07527063 JUST TESTING (BLACKPOOL) LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07521994 RED ROAD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07545399 WILDSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07540057 TONY REES METERS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07536588 COMMUNICATION THAT CAN LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07534362 THE METER MANN LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07533949 APEX SCAFFOLDERS.COM LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07521858 KITCHEN - AIR LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07512275 NORTHERN PONTOON LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07545365 MACKINTOSH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07543711 CONSULT R9 LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07539879 LD & RT SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07537653 DILROIT LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07536756 SYAM WORLDWIDE LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07536295 ASHTON ROBERTS ACCOUNTANCY LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07533711 MEDIA ACADEMY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CIC 17 Feb 2011
    07532885 TWILSO CLINICAL CODING LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07527174 THE DOBERMANN TRUST 11 Feb 2011
    07525960 WE BUY YOUR HOUSE LTD 10 Feb 2011