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

  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 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)BlackpoolUK
    2012364118,868
    2011435114,512
    % change-16.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (435) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012143106115
    New companies in 2011119162154
    % change20.2%-34.6%-25.3%
    Record Year2012 (143)2011 (162)2011 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    201219574,772
    201116172,230
    % change21.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012786651
    Closed companies in 2011475064
    % change66.0%32.0%-20%
    Record Year2012 (78)2008 (98)2009 (167)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    201216944,096
    201127442,282
    Record Year 2011 (274) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012654064
    Net growth in 20117211290
    Record Year2011 (72)2011 (112)2011 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change7.9%-34.0%-26.1%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1965 (1.0%)1975 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.87%CONSULTING5.05%
    ENGINEERING3.17%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.73%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    BLACKPOOL1.36%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT1.36%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.95%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROJECT0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    M0.70%MEDIA1.67%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%LONDON1.67%
    FYLDE0.58%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    LEGAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    R0.45%CARE1.32%
    MEDIA0.45%M1.27%
    WEST0.45%BUILDING1.22%
    SOFTWARE0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENT0.41%S1.17%
    TRAINING0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied890331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17033,677
    7487 - Other business activities13835,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10914,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified689,891
    99999 - Dormant Company4525,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4119,425
    71129 - Other engineering activities402,350
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply314,997
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities314,119
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified311,347
    9999 - Dormant Company3012,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2613,716
    62012 - Business and domestic software development254,584
    62090 - Other information technology service activities207,869
    7499 - Non-trading company186,164
    7260 - Other computer related activities184,979
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis173,160
    9305 - Other service activities176,142
    7414 - Business & management consultancy168,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08134796 THE EDGE (BLACKPOOL) LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138641 BRAVO CONECT LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08143357 GIZMOS AND GADGETS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08163291 J'S DIRECT ELECTRICS WHOLESALE 2012 LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08126139 THAI DELICIOUS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    OC376647 MATPHIL CONVENIENCE STORE LLP 04 Jul 2012
    08154975 PETER BURGESS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156595 PROCASA LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08132735 DEANFINN LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08146021 BOX&LOAD LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149163 NECADA LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08160732 BENS (UK) LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08161817 JONES THE PUB LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08126812 SWAINE CONSULTING LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08126816 K M DYNAMICS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08128616 ADT FINANCIAL RISK CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130480 HOBBES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132904 SJ CALDER LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133891 SC ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08134073 CORIUM FINGERPRINT SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08134344 P AND B MAILING LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136369 KNIGHT OPERATIONS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137232 MCGUIRE ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137632 THE BLACKPOOL HOTELS GROUP LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08138364 WIDFORD VENTURES LTD 11 Jul 2012