Blackpool, Lancashire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 513 companies were registered in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BlackpoolUK
    2014513150,722
    2013470134,802
    % change9.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014157175181
    New companies in 2013167155148
    % change-6.0%12.9%22.3%
    Record Year2013 (167)2007 (186)2007 (227)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 236 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BlackpoolUK
    201423682,370
    201327177,914
    % change-12.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014838766
    Closed companies in 2013929188
    % change-9.8%-4.4%-25%
    Record Year2013 (92)2013 (91)2009 (154)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Blackpool during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 277 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BlackpoolUK
    201427768,352
    201319956,888
    Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20147488115
    Net growth in 2013756460
    Record Year2007 (101)2012 (142)2007 (187)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Blackpool
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-12.1%4.2%2.1%
    Record Year1997 (0.5%)2012 (0.4%)2012 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 2013 when 41.4% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING3.61%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING3.49%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY2.62%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    IT1.55%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.35%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY1.19%LONDON1.88%
    BLACKPOOL0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%CARE1.79%
    PROJECT0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.75%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    LEGAL0.67%BUSINESS1.71%
    SYSTEMS0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    BUSINESS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%GLOBAL1.58%
    PROJECTS0.52%J1.48%
    (BLACKPOOL)0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    M0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    ENERGY0.48%IT1.33%
    CIC0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    J0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    WEST0.44%M1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    FYLDE0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied904280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities27027,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management26137,882
    71129 - Other engineering activities1975,477
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15756,411
    99999 - Dormant Company9347,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9318,491
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities827,313
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production811,443
    62012 - Business and domestic software development739,509
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6426,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6412,813
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities413,022
    43210 - Electrical installation365,885
    70221 - Financial management353,282
    86900 - Other human health activities2910,273
    69102 - Solicitors292,555
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified255,537
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation241,599
    86210 - General medical practice activities233,987

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC390247 HYPAY MONEY LLP 08 Jan 2014
    08853556 JAMES MCLAREN 9 LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08855458 INSTANT SERVICE LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08862412 BAR 137 LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08861097 HENRYS SOCIAL WORK LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08839196 PANTHER COLLECTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08839432 DODD COURIERS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08845420 DRIVING LICENCE.CO.UK LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08846455 LEECH PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08854203 THROCKLEY HOUSE LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08860618 D T JONES CONSULTING LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08862335 INTERIEURZ LTD. 27 Jan 2014
    08829446 IMENGINAT-ICE LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08830788 EAGLE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08830966 DRUKA LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08833456 CUMMINS SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08834198 MAC NDT LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08834280 WELLS LEASING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837175 THOMPSON NOBLE LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08838596 TW INSIGHT LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08838698 FDJ HR SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08842108 BAKE 'N' BITE LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08846045 CLARION INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08847156 NEM PURCHASING LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08847531 ACAL PROJECTS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014