Blackpool, Lancashire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 322 companies were registered in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 37.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackpool UK 2015 322 161,156 2014 513 150,722 % change -37.2% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 99 104 119 New companies in 2014 157 175 181 % change -36.9% -40.6% -34.3% Record Year 2013 (167) 2007 (186) 2007 (227)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 255 companies were dissolved in Blackpool during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackpool UK 2015 255 89,523 2014 236 82,370 % change 8.1% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 75 84 96 Closed companies in 2014 83 87 66 % change -9.6% -3.4% 45% Record Year 2013 (92) 2013 (91) 2009 (154)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Blackpool during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 67 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackpool UK 2015 67 71,633 2014 277 68,352 Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 24 20 23 Net growth in 2014 74 88 115 Record Year 2007 (101) 2012 (142) 2007 (187)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Blackpool formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Blackpool 2015 0.2% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change -38.2% -45.2% -40.1% Record Year 1997 (0.5%) 2012 (0.4%) 2012 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Blackpool was in 2013 when 41.4% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Blackpool in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.22% CONSULTING 5.23% ENGINEERING 2.76% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.92% CONSULTANCY 3.62% BLACKPOOL 1.46% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ELECTRICAL 1.34% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 1.21% ENGINEERING 2.12% RAIL 0.92% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% TRADING 1.88% IT 0.88% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROJECT 0.75% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CARE 0.67% DESIGN 1.65% J 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.59% CO., 1.58% ROAD 0.50% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.54% S 0.50% BUSINESS 1.49% P 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% (NW) 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% WEST) 0.42% BUILDING 1.31% (BLACKPOOL) 0.42% IT 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% HOUSE 0.42% M 1.27%
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 824 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 320 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 304 30,825 71129 - Other engineering activities 201 6,278 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 128 1,666 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 58,522 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 98 7,682 99999 - Dormant Company 91 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 65 19,098 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 9,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 57 12,862 70221 - Financial management 51 3,698 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 29,218 69102 - Solicitors 43 2,723 43210 - Electrical installation 35 6,139 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 35 6,154 86900 - Other human health activities 33 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 32 11,600 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 5,392 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 27 3,174
Recent Companies
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