Chorley, Lancashire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Chorley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ChorleyUK
    2010141105,137
    200912391,034
    % change14.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (156) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010404655
    New companies in 2009393252
    % change2.6%43.8%5.8%
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (48)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ChorleyUK
    20109982,677
    2009115108,060
    % change-13.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010272547
    Closed companies in 2009242962
    % change12.5%-13.8%-24%
    Record Year2010 (27)2009 (29)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Chorley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 42 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ChorleyUK
    20104222,460
    20098-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201013218
    Net growth in 2009153-10
    Record Year2007 (30)2007 (36)2008 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Chorley
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.9%23.1%-12.1%
    Record Year1961 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)1965 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Chorley in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NW)1.68%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTING4.60%
    CHORLEY1.08%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTY2.50%
    BREITHAUS0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INVESTMENTS0.84%TRADING1.93%
    BUILDING0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    (CHORLEY)0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENERGY0.72%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTING0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.72%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUSINESS0.72%J1.48%
    IT0.72%LONDON1.45%
    T0.60%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    LANCASHIRE0.60%GROUP1.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HOLDINGS0.60%BUILDING1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%CARE1.33%
    FINANCIAL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ROSE0.48%M1.28%
    M0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CO0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied204228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3526,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2219,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1914,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1917,003
    99999 - Dormant Company1713,808
    7499 - Non-trading company1615,398
    74990 - Non-trading company148,149
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,069
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    41100 - Development of building projects114,513
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities109,943
    49410 - Freight transport by road102,152
    8512 - Medical practice activities101,496
    43210 - Electrical installation83,163
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment81,730

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07132954 IRWELL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07129009 APOLLO ENVIRO LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07124795 VETA CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07119753 PHISOL LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07119229 HAT MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07140665 COMPARE YOUR CRUISE.COM LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07140398 BKC GROUNDWORK LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07139586 IFIT KITCHENS LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137952 LIBERTY FLIGHTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07133772 MC1 (BLACKBURN) LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07131987 NORTH WESTERN SECURITY SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131540 HEYS & SONS LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07128605 JOHN O'CALLAGHAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128353 SYNEXUS (TRUSTEES) LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07127613 TOTAL HRM LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07126974 SOLOTECH CORP LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07124882 HAZELWELLS LETTINGS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07122431 DASH ABOUT LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07119243 LOWE RISER POD LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118764 BRACONASH PLANT LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118663 PIVOTAL SAFETY LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07118522 WINNING NETWORKS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118280 SWIFTSEAL (UK) LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118265 BRAYZEL NARROWBOATS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117531 TIMBER LATVIA LTD 06 Jan 2010