Blackpool, Lancashire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 462 companies were registered in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 26.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Blackpool UK 2013 462 132,684 2012 364 118,868 % change 26.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (462) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 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 2013 162 137 163 New companies in 2012 143 106 115 % change 13.3% 29.2% 41.7% Record Year 2013 (162) 2011 (162) 2013 (163)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 268 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 37.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Blackpool UK 2013 268 86,170 2012 195 75,908 % change 37.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 88 91 89 Closed companies in 2012 78 66 51 % change 12.8% 37.9% 75% Record Year 2013 (88) 2008 (98) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 194 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Blackpool UK 2013 194 46,514 2012 169 42,960 Record Year 2011 (274) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 74 46 74 Net growth in 2012 65 40 64 Record Year 2013 (74) 2011 (112) 2011 (90)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Blackpool 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 1.4% 18.5% 24.3% Record Year 2002 (0.4%) 2011 (0.4%) 2011 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 2004 when 33.3% of all directors were female.
30.4% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.68% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 3.64% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 2.56% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.60% PROPERTY 2.53% IT 1.56% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.12% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROJECT 1.00% LONDON 1.79% BLACKPOOL 0.92% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% LEGAL 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENERGY 0.60% CARE 1.64% FYLDE 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ELECTRICAL 0.56% GLOBAL 1.59% M 0.56% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% SOFTWARE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% WEST 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% NORTH 0.48% IT 1.39% CIC 0.48% M 1.25% PROJECTS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.48% BUILDING 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.48% CAPITAL 1.19% MEDIA 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ASSOCIATES 0.44% TRAINING 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 783 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 253 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 216 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 198 54,854 71129 - Other engineering activities 159 4,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 17,715 99999 - Dormant Company 98 46,169 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 77 6,979 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 75 25,547 62012 - Business and domestic software development 75 9,104 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 62 1,287 62090 - Other information technology service activities 60 12,516 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 38 2,345 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 36 2,723 43210 - Electrical installation 33 5,724 86900 - Other human health activities 31 9,203 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 26 5,160 69102 - Solicitors 25 2,396 70221 - Financial management 25 2,887 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 25 5,249
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08689817 FINANCE 365 LIMITED 13 Sep 2013 08691470 CASEYS CARVERY LTD 16 Sep 2013 08693217 WALKEN TRADING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08693229 OLYMPUS & CO LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08706105 FINGERPRINTS PERSON CENTRED SUPPORT & RECOVERY SERVICES CIC 25 Sep 2013 08706342 MYPRIVATES LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08706586 CPMG & ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Sep 2013 08673695 CALDERDALE PROPERTY LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08674492 GO LOANS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08679303 CASTOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. 05 Sep 2013 08683327 BRECK CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08699780 FELTONS SURPLUS STORES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08707822 MOTOR CYCLE NATION LIMITED 26 Sep 2013 08708028 THE TOWNSMAN LIMITED 26 Sep 2013 08710760 LANGUAGE4LIFE SCHOOL LTD 30 Sep 2013 08711520 M.B. TRACTION LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08671535 IJL ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08672415 RJC TRAINING LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08673149 JWL TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Sep 2013 08674725 KINOBA LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08676491 CAMPUS FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 04 Sep 2013 08676518 GMGP LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08678490 THE VILLA ET AL LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08680568 STAUBO LTD 06 Sep 2013 08685096 NEIL PMS LTD 10 Sep 2013
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