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
    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