Blackpool, Lancashire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 364 companies were registered in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackpool UK 2012 364 118,868 2011 435 114,512 % change -16.3% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (435) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 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 2012 143 106 115 New companies in 2011 119 162 154 % change 20.2% -34.6% -25.3% Record Year 2012 (143) 2011 (162) 2011 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 195 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackpool UK 2012 195 74,772 2011 161 72,230 % change 21.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 78 66 51 Closed companies in 2011 47 50 64 % change 66.0% 32.0% -20% Record Year 2012 (78) 2008 (98) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 169 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackpool UK 2012 169 44,096 2011 274 42,282 Record Year 2011 (274) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 65 40 64 Net growth in 2011 72 112 90 Record Year 2011 (72) 2011 (112) 2011 (90)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Blackpool 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 7.9% -34.0% -26.1% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1965 (1.0%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.87% CONSULTING 5.05% ENGINEERING 3.17% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.73% CONSULTANCY 3.28% BLACKPOOL 1.36% PROPERTY 2.35% IT 1.36% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 1.15% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ELECTRICAL 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROJECT 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% M 0.70% MEDIA 1.67% ENTERPRISES 0.70% LONDON 1.67% FYLDE 0.58% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% LEGAL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.53% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% R 0.45% CARE 1.32% MEDIA 0.45% M 1.27% WEST 0.45% BUILDING 1.22% SOFTWARE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENT 0.41% S 1.17% TRAINING 0.41% SECURITY 1.16%
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 890 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 170 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 138 35,545 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 109 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 68 9,891 99999 - Dormant Company 45 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 19,425 71129 - Other engineering activities 40 2,350 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 4,997 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 31 4,119 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 31 1,347 9999 - Dormant Company 30 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 13,716 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 4,584 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 7,869 7499 - Non-trading company 18 6,164 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 4,979 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 17 3,160 9305 - Other service activities 17 6,142 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 8,437
Recent Companies
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