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
New Company Registrations
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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) Chorley UK 2010 98 101,492 2009 98 94,671 % change 0.0% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (123) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 36 26 36 New companies in 2009 30 34 34 % change 20.0% -23.5% 5.9% Record Year 2007 (45) 2007 (43) 2004 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chorley UK 2010 109 87,705 2009 121 159,401 % change -9.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 24 47 38 Closed companies in 2009 30 33 58 % change -20.0% 42.4% -34% Record Year 2009 (30) 2010 (47) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chorley UK 2010 -11 13,787 2009 -23 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (68) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 12 -21 -2 Net growth in 2009 0 1 -24 Record Year 2008 (30) 2007 (26) 2003 (27)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 11.7% -30.7% 1.5% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1976 (0.3%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NW) 1.94% MANAGEMENT 5.06% PROPERTY 1.03% CONSULTING 4.99% DEVELOPMENTS 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 0.80% PROPERTY 2.38% INVESTMENTS 0.80% TRADING 2.04% ENGINEERING 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANCY 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% BREITHAUS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUSINESS 0.80% BUSINESS 1.80% J 0.80% MEDIA 1.75% (CHORLEY) 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENTERPRISES 0.68% LONDON 1.59% CONSULTING 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.59% LANCASHIRE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MEDIA 0.57% CARE 1.44% BUILDING 0.57% J 1.44% INTERNATIONAL 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ENERGY 0.57% GLOBAL 1.42% M 0.57% IT 1.35% NORTH 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.46% BUILDING 1.32% HOLDINGS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% M 1.28% RECOVERY 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.26% T 0.46% S 1.24%
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 189 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 72 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 20 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 18 14,072 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 14,940 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 6,460 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 8,967 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 13,161 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 2,664 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 7,634 8512 - Medical practice activities 11 1,818 41100 - Development of building projects 10 3,688 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 8,292 74990 - Non-trading company 9 7,649 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 1,915 7499 - Non-trading company 8 13,408 6024 - Freight transport by road 7 2,771 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,767
Recent Companies
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