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
    07361266 NORTH WEST AUTOMATION LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07354222 MAISONLAB LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07345126 WORLDWIDE HOLIDAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07335250 LIFE LOUNGE LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07359849 CLICK IT INTERNET LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358870 LOGS1 LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358079 LPG PERFORMANCE LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357649 OUTSOURCE ASSIST LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07355693 WESTLEA MOTOR SPARES LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07352685 IRVING MEDIA LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07352576 ELECTRICAL FIRE & SECURITY LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350620 B M TRAINING LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349467 CHORLEYFOREST LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348616 PURE FABS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347346 GOBIN'S FAMILY BUTCHERS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345413 GLOBAL SOVEREIGN LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07345180 EUROMED SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07341940 LANCASHIRE BUSINESS CHANNEL LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339692 HM ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07337611 STUDHOLME - BELL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07337512 NEWPARK VENTURES LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336339 SHAUN CHARNOCK LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335781 RECYCLING DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335003 LANTEI LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333854 ACCIDENT & TRAUMA LIMITED 03 Aug 2010