Blackpool, Lancashire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 514 companies were registered in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 45.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Blackpool UK 2012 514 131,491 2011 353 116,391 % change 45.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 135 185 194 New companies in 2011 101 113 139 % change 33.7% 63.7% 39.6% Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (186) 2007 (227)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Blackpool UK 2012 169 67,576 2011 149 90,987 % change 13.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 47 43 79 Closed companies in 2011 56 38 55 % change -16.1% 13.2% 44% Record Year 2010 (68) 2009 (73) 2009 (154)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 345 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Blackpool UK 2012 345 63,915 2011 204 25,404 Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 88 142 115 Net growth in 2011 45 75 84 Record Year 2007 (101) 2012 (142) 2007 (187)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Blackpool formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Blackpool 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q1.
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 14.6% 40.0% 30.6% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1972 (0.4%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.6% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.74% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 3.66% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.58% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IT 1.50% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 1.12% TRADING 2.07% BLACKPOOL 1.08% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 1.04% ENGINEERING 1.86% METERS 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ELECTRICAL 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTY 0.75% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROJECT 0.62% LONDON 1.66% ENTERPRISES 0.58% J 1.54% J 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% FYLDE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% MEDIA 0.54% IT 1.40% DATA 0.50% CARE 1.34% C 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% M 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOTEL 0.46% M 1.27% CARE 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% S 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% LEGAL 0.42% S 1.20% BUSINESS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 443 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 189 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 153 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 87 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 64 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 48 25,084 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 39 6,934 9999 - Dormant Company 38 18,617 71129 - Other engineering activities 32 2,217 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,704 7499 - Non-trading company 30 9,102 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 13,637 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 25 4,132 9305 - Other service activities 22 8,818 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 4,356 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 12,113 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 8,145 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 19 1,498 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 16 3,448
Recent Companies
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