Chorley, Lancashire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 98 companies were registered in Chorley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChorleyUK
    201098101,492
    20099894,671
    % change0.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010362636
    New companies in 2009303434
    % change20.0%-23.5%5.9%
    Record Year2007 (45)2007 (43)2004 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChorleyUK
    201010987,705
    2009121159,401
    % change-9.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010244738
    Closed companies in 2009303358
    % change-20.0%42.4%-34%
    Record Year2009 (30)2010 (47)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Chorley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChorleyUK
    2010-1113,787
    2009-23-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (68) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-21-2
    Net growth in 200901-24
    Record Year2008 (30)2007 (26)2003 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Chorley
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.7%-30.7%1.5%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1976 (0.3%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in Chorley in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NW)1.94%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    PROPERTY1.03%CONSULTING4.99%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.91%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%PROPERTY2.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.80%TRADING2.04%
    ENGINEERING0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    BREITHAUS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    J0.80%MEDIA1.75%
    (CHORLEY)0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENTERPRISES0.68%LONDON1.59%
    CONSULTING0.68%ENGINEERING1.59%
    LANCASHIRE0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDIA0.57%CARE1.44%
    BUILDING0.57%J1.44%
    INTERNATIONAL0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ENERGY0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    M0.57%IT1.35%
    NORTH0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    HOLDINGS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%M1.28%
    RECOVERY0.46%SYSTEMS1.26%
    T0.46%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2825,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2021,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1814,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1714,940
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified166,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified122,664
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering127,634
    8512 - Medical practice activities111,818
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    74990 - Non-trading company97,649
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    49410 - Freight transport by road81,915
    7499 - Non-trading company813,408
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,771
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77,767

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331351 REVAMP IT LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07315723 RUGBY SHACK LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314005 ITEAM LANCS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07313505 ROB GOLDER LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07311087 PSD GOLF LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07304170 MAXAM TRAINING LTD 05 Jul 2010
    OC356218 TESTFORCE (UK) LLP 05 Jul 2010
    07331931 GRANDMAS CORNER SHOP LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07331044 UMBRELLA LOANS LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07328887 KP LIFTING SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07328157 ALFANAS SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327620 NUTS BOLTS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07323599 GIRASOLE ITALIAN TAKE AWAY LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07321493 RJSL PROPERTY LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07318201 FITTON FITOUT LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07318120 AGENDA ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07318085 RAISING THE ROOF MEDIA LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07316310 LEANVATION LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07314314 EDITION CANVAS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07310734 INTEGRATED TELEMEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07310579 RIVERSIDE HEALTH AND FITNESS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07306321 AUTOMOTIVE INHANCEMENT LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07306010 SHIREBOURNE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07302326 M.D. RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07321336 BROADBENT LEGAL COSTS SERVICES LTD 21 Jul 2010