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
New Company Registrations
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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) Blackpool UK 2011 435 114,512 2010 265 101,492 % change 64.2% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (435) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 119 162 154 New companies in 2010 93 74 98 % change 28.0% 118.9% 57.1% Record Year 2011 (119) 2011 (162) 2011 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Blackpool UK 2011 161 72,230 2010 257 87,705 % change -37.4% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 47 50 64 Closed companies in 2010 74 94 89 % change -36.5% -46.8% -28% Record Year 2009 (77) 2008 (98) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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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) Blackpool UK 2011 274 42,282 2010 8 13,787 Record Year 2011 (274) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 72 112 90 Net growth in 2010 19 -20 9 Record Year 2011 (72) 2011 (112) 2011 (90)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 17.1% 84.3% 41.9% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1965 (1.0%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.92% CONSULTING 5.11% ENGINEERING 2.65% MANAGEMENT 4.75% METERS 1.72% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.42% PROPERTY 2.41% IT 1.42% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 1.32% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 1.03% ASSOCIATES 1.85% BLACKPOOL 0.98% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTY 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% METER 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.74% ENERGY 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DATA 0.59% LONDON 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.59% J 1.47% METERING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% BUSINESS 0.54% CARE 1.42% MEDIA 0.54% IT 1.38% C 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% (BLACKPOOL) 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.28% (NW) 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.49% M 1.25% ACTUARIAL 0.49% ENERGY 1.22% ASSOCIATES 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% FYLDE 0.44% S 1.21%
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 402 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 241 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 120 29,245 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 10,137 9999 - Dormant Company 41 22,587 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 40 8,345 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 7,551 7499 - Non-trading company 32 11,543 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 8,686 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,281 9305 - Other service activities 22 10,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 14,755 8512 - Medical practice activities 13 2,427 5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant 13 677 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 6,321 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,018 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,798 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 15,760 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 3,271 86900 - Other human health activities 11 4,019
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07765102 ROOF ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011 07772567 NEON LEISURE NW LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 07785460 VENUS DI VENICE LIMITED 23 Sep 2011 07787423 GABRIELLA SORRENTO LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07787470 DEVILS DIAMOND LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07787474 RACHEL RUTTER LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07787477 PAGAN BC LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07787559 JACQUES ST PAUL LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07788997 PPL-LOGISTICS LIMITED 27 Sep 2011 07777841 CLEVELEYS INTERIORS & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 Sep 2011 07764662 WARRANTY PLUS LTD 06 Sep 2011 07764718 M.A.N. GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 06 Sep 2011 07772063 SPRUCE UP LTD. 13 Sep 2011 07773260 KEVIN TROTT METERS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011 07777574 JS METERS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011 07779923 SLCR CONTRACTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07780108 AMG TECHNICAL LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07788318 SPORTACTIVE AND FITNESS LTD 27 Sep 2011 07792437 GLENMER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2011 07759019 OURKNOWLEDGE IS LTD 01 Sep 2011 07759698 HEIGHTEN LTD 01 Sep 2011 07768022 EARLI SUPPORT LTD 09 Sep 2011 07769094 MAD BULL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07769194 PRECISION AUTOCONTROL LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07769686 ARKADAS ENGINEERING LTD 12 Sep 2011
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