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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
    07729938 FRIM PONG LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07743021 TOMMY BAMFORD TRANSPORT LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07754864 GAY STAY UK LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    OC367445 CARLETON CHILDCARE LLP 18 Aug 2011
    07731885 DAVID'S DEALS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07746196 MOOREOVER LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07725776 ONE VISION DISPLAYS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07731335 JJ CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07735321 C.P.M (NW) LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07752721 DIGITAV LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07758266 FTR MEDIA LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07731142 MMC MEDIA LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07731768 M KELLY IT CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07733580 HAIR BY SARAH HAWES LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07723642 BALLS AND BEARINGS LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07726505 CW AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726563 SANCHRIS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728137 KINGBLUE CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728615 MCINTYRE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07728830 DEMTIN LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729035 WELCOME 7 DAYS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729452 TECHCOMPOSITES LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07731074 M BROOKS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731239 DCLO LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732140 FRESH LOOK (UK) LIMITED 08 Aug 2011