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.

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 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)BlackpoolUK
    2013462132,684
    2012364118,868
    % change26.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (462) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013162137163
    New companies in 2012143106115
    % change13.3%29.2%41.7%
    Record Year2013 (162)2011 (162)2013 (163)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    201326886,170
    201219575,908
    % change37.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013889189
    Closed companies in 2012786651
    % change12.8%37.9%75%
    Record Year2013 (88)2008 (98)2009 (167)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    201319446,514
    201216942,960
    Record Year 2011 (274) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013744674
    Net growth in 2012654064
    Record Year2013 (74)2011 (112)2011 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change1.4%18.5%24.3%
    Record Year2002 (0.4%)2011 (0.4%)2011 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING3.68%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING3.64%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY2.56%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%PROPERTY2.53%
    IT1.56%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.12%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROJECT1.00%LONDON1.79%
    BLACKPOOL0.92%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LEGAL0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENERGY0.60%CARE1.64%
    FYLDE0.56%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%GLOBAL1.59%
    M0.56%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    SOFTWARE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    WEST0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    NORTH0.48%IT1.39%
    CIC0.48%M1.25%
    PROJECTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.48%CAPITAL1.19%
    MEDIA0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied783260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities25326,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management21634,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19854,854
    71129 - Other engineering activities1594,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10017,715
    99999 - Dormant Company9846,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities776,979
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7525,547
    62012 - Business and domestic software development759,104
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production621,287
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6012,516
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified382,345
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities362,723
    43210 - Electrical installation335,724
    86900 - Other human health activities319,203
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified265,160
    69102 - Solicitors252,396
    70221 - Financial management252,887
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis255,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08658985 ERK-GOZ LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08665769 B2B DEBT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08657431 LESLIE NELSON LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08662923 SBNW DEVELOPMENTS LTD. 27 Aug 2013
    08633571 SCHWANN-MED LOCUMS LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08633933 SENRAB LETTING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08635914 DWD COURIERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08643569 HAMERKOP LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08646357 ELITE DJ SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08651791 3E SALES & MARKETING LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08657741 THE EASY2 PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658168 DRAMATIC POTENTIAL LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08632682 RA PLANNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634745 LJSS RISK CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638796 LIME SYSTEMS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08639957 ARIEL ADVISORY LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08641006 AFFECTIVE ANSWERS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08641344 SAR INSPECTION LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08644154 PYRAMID IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08644725 MIZARU SOFTWARE LTD. 09 Aug 2013
    08648644 R C L ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08649831 SWITCHFORBUSINESS LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08649919 ITCOULDBECHEAPER LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08650833 MA AML LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08651081 GBB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Aug 2013