Blackpool, Lancashire

Q1 2015 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 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)BlackpoolUK
    2015322161,156
    2014513150,722
    % change-37.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (553) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201599104119
    New companies in 2014157175181
    % change-36.9%-40.6%-34.3%
    Record Year2013 (167)2007 (186)2007 (227)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    201525589,523
    201423682,370
    % change8.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (281) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015758496
    Closed companies in 2014838766
    % change-9.6%-3.4%45%
    Record Year2013 (92)2013 (91)2009 (154)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BlackpoolUK
    20156771,633
    201427768,352
    Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015242023
    Net growth in 20147488115
    Record Year2007 (101)2012 (142)2007 (187)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change-38.2%-45.2%-40.1%
    Record Year1997 (0.5%)2012 (0.4%)2012 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.22%CONSULTING5.23%
    ENGINEERING2.76%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.92%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    BLACKPOOL1.46%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL1.34%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY1.21%ENGINEERING2.12%
    RAIL0.92%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%TRADING1.88%
    IT0.88%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROJECT0.75%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CARE0.67%DESIGN1.65%
    J0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.59%CO.,1.58%
    ROAD0.50%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    S0.50%BUSINESS1.49%
    P0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (NW)0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    WEST)0.42%BUILDING1.31%
    (BLACKPOOL)0.42%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    HOUSE0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied824288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management32043,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities30430,825
    71129 - Other engineering activities2016,278
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production1281,666
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10658,522
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities987,682
    99999 - Dormant Company9149,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6519,098
    62012 - Business and domestic software development599,651
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5712,862
    70221 - Financial management513,698
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4729,218
    69102 - Solicitors432,723
    43210 - Electrical installation356,139
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis356,154
    86900 - Other human health activities3313,990
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3211,600
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles315,392
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities273,174

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09376518 BAALAN BELL CONVENIENCE STORE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09385040 MONTGOMERY INNS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09400999 MJPWINDOWSANDDOORS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09372838 JDF SECRETARIAT LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09372926 THE POSTERY LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09412980 SQUARE AND COMPASS ST ANNE'S LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09377678 INGHAMS FRESH FISH LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    OC397412 30 VAN GOGH LLP 08 Jan 2015
    09384563 I BUY CARAVANS YORKSHIRE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386528 WATCHBURY PROPERTY LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09387000 KITCHEN GENIE LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09395131 BENEDICTA JOHN LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09400349 HEALTH AND SAFETY TV LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401383 PERFORMANCE STYLING LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09404117 THE NEW BRUNSWICK CLUB LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09386189 PIXEL SKY LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387711 HS INNS (WATERLOO) LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09398392 HEVERBRIDGE LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398770 TUVIO LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402110 STEALTHTAG LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404133 BAL TRADING LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09406548 LEXICON TREE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09410161 CREATIVE STAR MEDIA LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411258 CALDER PRODUCTS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09411473 DEVICES INCORPORATED LIMITED 28 Jan 2015