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Blackpool, Lancashire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 435 companies were registered in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 64.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BlackpoolUK
    2011435114,512
    2010265101,492
    % change64.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (435) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011119162154
    New companies in 2010937498
    % change28.0%118.9%57.1%
    Record Year2011 (119)2011 (162)2011 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 161 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BlackpoolUK
    201116172,230
    201025787,705
    % change-37.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011475064
    Closed companies in 2010749489
    % change-36.5%-46.8%-28%
    Record Year2009 (77)2008 (98)2009 (167)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Blackpool during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 274 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BlackpoolUK
    201127442,282
    2010813,787
    Record Year 2011 (274) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20117211290
    Net growth in 201019-209
    Record Year2011 (72)2011 (112)2011 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Blackpool formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Blackpool
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change17.1%84.3%41.9%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1965 (1.0%)1975 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.92%CONSULTING5.11%
    ENGINEERING2.65%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    METERS1.72%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.42%PROPERTY2.41%
    IT1.42%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN1.03%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BLACKPOOL0.98%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    METER0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ENERGY0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DATA0.59%LONDON1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%J1.47%
    METERING0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUSINESS0.54%CARE1.42%
    MEDIA0.54%IT1.38%
    C0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    (BLACKPOOL)0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    (NW)0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%M1.25%
    ACTUARIAL0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    FYLDE0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied402204,493
    7487 - Other business activities24165,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12029,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4710,137
    9999 - Dormant Company4122,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply408,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified337,551
    7499 - Non-trading company3211,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities288,686
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    9305 - Other service activities2210,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2214,755
    8512 - Medical practice activities132,427
    5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant13677
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,321
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1215,760
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities113,271
    86900 - Other human health activities114,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07694773 BOCA (NORTH WEST) LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07702935 CORE GAS AND ELECTRICAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705660 JC23 LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07714493 SUPPORTED LODGINGS SERVICE LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714939 WAH WAHS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07694311 PRECISION NDT AND ACCESS LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07689189 EAST COAST METER READING LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07689619 KV DATA COLLECTIONS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690968 CASH4ASSETS LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07694625 B. TEMPLE CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07696227 SOLAR ACADEMY UK LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07693297 TIGERMOTH LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07696236 LEWIS ALAN CONTRACTS LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07697279 DASAN UNITED LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07698092 ADVINK LTD. 08 Jul 2011
    07699029 AJW MOTOR ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701500 FREEDOM CORPORATION LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07701623 XAE ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07704058 DOXA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704160 THE BARMCAKE COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07706725 NW INNOVATION LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707532 MEDIKATE SURGICAL LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07707610 PROVELA LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07708391 E2E PROCESS ADVISORS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07712108 DANDIDOO LIMITED 20 Jul 2011