Blackpool, Lancashire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Blackpool UK 2014 513 150,722 2013 470 134,802 % change 9.1% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 157 175 181 New companies in 2013 167 155 148 % change -6.0% 12.9% 22.3% Record Year 2013 (167) 2007 (186) 2007 (227)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Blackpool UK 2014 236 82,370 2013 271 77,914 % change -12.9% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 83 87 66 Closed companies in 2013 92 91 88 % change -9.8% -4.4% -25% Record Year 2013 (92) 2013 (91) 2009 (154)
Net Company Growth
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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) Blackpool UK 2014 277 68,352 2013 199 56,888 Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 74 88 115 Net growth in 2013 75 64 60 Record Year 2007 (101) 2012 (142) 2007 (187)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -12.1% 4.2% 2.1% Record Year 1997 (0.5%) 2012 (0.4%) 2012 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.61% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 3.49% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 3.49% IT 1.55% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.35% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 1.19% LONDON 1.88% BLACKPOOL 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.91% CARE 1.79% PROJECT 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.75% DESIGN 1.75% DESIGN 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% LEGAL 0.67% BUSINESS 1.71% SYSTEMS 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.60% BUSINESS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.58% PROJECTS 0.52% J 1.48% (BLACKPOOL) 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.48% M 0.52% MEDIA 1.48% ENERGY 0.48% IT 1.33% CIC 0.48% TRANSPORT 1.30% J 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ENTERPRISES 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% WEST 0.44% M 1.21% ASSOCIATES 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% FYLDE 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 904 280,210 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 270 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 261 37,882 71129 - Other engineering activities 197 5,477 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 157 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 93 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 93 18,491 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 82 7,313 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 81 1,443 62012 - Business and domestic software development 73 9,509 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 64 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 64 12,813 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 41 3,022 43210 - Electrical installation 36 5,885 70221 - Financial management 35 3,282 86900 - Other human health activities 29 10,273 69102 - Solicitors 29 2,555 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 25 5,537 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 24 1,599 86210 - General medical practice activities 23 3,987
Recent Companies
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