Blackpool, Lancashire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 480 companies were registered in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Blackpool UK 2014 480 143,414 2013 462 132,684 % change 3.9% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (480) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Blackpool when compared to any previous September.
July 2014 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 2014 172 144 164 New companies in 2013 162 137 163 % change 6.2% 5.1% 0.6% Record Year 2014 (172) 2011 (162) 2014 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 342 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 27.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Blackpool UK 2014 342 101,670 2013 268 86,170 % change 27.6% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (342) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Blackpool when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 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 2014 112 111 119 Closed companies in 2013 88 91 89 % change 27.3% 22.0% 34% Record Year 2014 (112) 2014 (111) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 138 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Blackpool UK 2014 138 41,744 2013 194 46,514 Record Year 2011 (274) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 60 33 45 Net growth in 2013 74 46 74 Record Year 2013 (74) 2011 (112) 2011 (90)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Blackpool formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Blackpool 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change -3.5% 0.2% -7.7% Record Year 2002 (0.4%) 2011 (0.4%) 2011 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 2012 when 32.8% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.75% CONSULTING 5.17% ENGINEERING 3.59% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 2.20% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.62% PROPERTY 2.62% ELECTRICAL 1.31% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.16% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% IT 1.12% TRADING 2.00% BLACKPOOL 1.01% LONDON 1.95% RAIL 0.89% CARE 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% TRANSPORT 1.76% PROJECT 0.81% DESIGN 1.70% J 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.66% BUSINESS 1.62% DESIGN 0.62% J 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SYSTEMS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.51% M 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.50% (BLACKPOOL) 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% LEGAL 0.54% MEDIA 1.38% AVIATION 0.50% CO., 1.36% SUPPORT 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% P 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% PROJECTS 0.46% IT 1.30% BUSINESS 0.46% M 1.23%
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 889 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 316 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 292 29,313 71129 - Other engineering activities 215 5,930 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 110 57,264 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 108 1,560 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 97 7,401 99999 - Dormant Company 88 48,286 62012 - Business and domestic software development 82 9,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 80 18,890 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 28,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 65 12,795 70221 - Financial management 46 3,550 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 38 3,143 43210 - Electrical installation 36 5,922 69102 - Solicitors 35 2,595 86900 - Other human health activities 31 11,807 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 28 5,335 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 27 5,749 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 23 5,857
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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