Blackpool, Lancashire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 2013 when 41.4% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 470 companies were registered in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackpool UK 2013 470 134,802 2012 514 131,491 % change -8.6% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 167 155 148 New companies in 2012 135 185 194 % change 23.7% -16.2% -23.7% Record Year 2013 (167) 2007 (186) 2007 (227)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 271 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 60.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackpool UK 2013 271 77,914 2012 169 67,576 % change 60.4% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 92 91 88 Closed companies in 2012 47 43 79 % change 95.7% 111.6% 11% Record Year 2013 (92) 2013 (91) 2009 (154)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 199 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackpool UK 2013 199 56,888 2012 345 63,915 Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 75 64 60 Net growth in 2012 88 142 115 Record Year 2007 (101) 2012 (142) 2007 (187)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Blackpool 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 10.9% -16.8% -21.2% Record Year 1997 (0.5%) 2012 (0.4%) 2012 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 2013 when 41.4% of all directors were female.
41.4% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.98% CONSULTING 5.18% ENGINEERING 2.98% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.93% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.68% PROPERTY 2.44% BLACKPOOL 1.09% TRADING 2.06% IT 0.96% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROJECT 0.88% BUSINESS 1.77% M 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.71% LONDON 1.72% DESIGN 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.71% FYLDE 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.59% MEDIA 1.63% BUSINESS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.57% FINANCIAL 0.55% J 1.56% SYSTEMS 0.55% CARE 1.46% LEGAL 0.55% IT 1.43% J 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PROPERTIES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% COAST 0.46% M 1.25% ASSOCIATES 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% PROJECTS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TECHNICAL 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SECURITY 0.42% TRAINING 1.17% WEST 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 712 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 234 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 221 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 149 32,624 71129 - Other engineering activities 125 4,226 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 98 16,448 99999 - Dormant Company 90 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 23,532 62012 - Business and domestic software development 62 8,099 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 59 6,591 7487 - Other business activities 51 7,556 62090 - Other information technology service activities 50 12,664 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 35 2,297 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 35 1,100 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 28 2,252 43210 - Electrical installation 26 5,625 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 25 4,819 86210 - General medical practice activities 23 4,062 86900 - Other human health activities 21 8,465 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 19 5,104
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08384280 SEASONS 24 GUEST HOUSE LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08384917 LEITH PLANNING INVESTMENTS LTD 01 Feb 2013 08388431 IT TAKES 3 LTD. 05 Feb 2013 08407011 INAMOMIT LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08410628 GMF RESOURCES LTD 19 Feb 2013 08415869 INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTS LTD 22 Feb 2013 08423937 REGIUS CLUB LTD 28 Feb 2013 08386675 IMPERIOUS TREASURY SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08404391 MLA ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS LTD 15 Feb 2013 08405714 U NO U NO ROOFING LTD 15 Feb 2013 08387193 SIGMA SYSTEMS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08388443 ALTAIR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08391800 DIMPLE ZALA LTD 07 Feb 2013 08391815 ARKLE TECHNICAL LTD 07 Feb 2013 08393957 WATERDOCTOR LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08395013 HOOCH ENGINEERING LTD 08 Feb 2013 08395487 PJ ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Feb 2013 08396222 GOALPATHS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08397206 ORB-MI SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Feb 2013 08400439 SDD CONTRACTING LTD 13 Feb 2013 08402089 K.L.OPTICS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08403674 REEVE IT LTD 14 Feb 2013 08405480 ICE TIGER LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08405715 DAVANRO AVIATION LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08406168 MAHER ESTIMATING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
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