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Chorley, Lancashire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 155 companies were registered in Chorley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChorleyUK
    2011155116,391
    2010141105,137
    % change9.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (156) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011455159
    New companies in 2010404655
    % change12.5%10.9%7.3%
    Record Year2007 (47)2011 (51)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChorleyUK
    20118190,986
    20109982,677
    % change-18.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011282033
    Closed companies in 2010272547
    % change3.7%-20.0%-30%
    Record Year2011 (28)2009 (29)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Chorley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 74 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChorleyUK
    20117425,405
    20104222,460
    Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011173126
    Net growth in 201013218
    Record Year2007 (30)2007 (36)2008 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Chorley
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.9%-2.5%2.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)1965 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Chorley in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUSINESS1.04%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.04%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    DESIGN1.04%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ENTERPRISES0.92%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENERGY0.92%TRADING2.10%
    J0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CHORLEY0.81%BUSINESS1.87%
    (NW)0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (NORTH0.58%MEDIA1.69%
    40.58%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%LONDON1.60%
    MANAGEMENT0.58%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTING0.58%J1.45%
    WEST)0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    (PRESTON)0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INTERIORS0.46%IT1.41%
    TRAINING0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    SECURITY0.46%M1.30%
    B0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SUPPLY0.46%S1.24%
    SUPPORT0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CONSULTANCY0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied203202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6560,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3930,253
    99999 - Dormant Company2918,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2316,150
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,788
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1512,916
    74990 - Non-trading company138,695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    49410 - Freight transport by road112,167
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,097
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet92,197
    43320 - Joinery installation91,194
    41100 - Development of building projects93,921
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,849
    7499 - Non-trading company811,316

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07581505 STRATOS ENGINEERING LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07578621 LOVE MY LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577815 JMG ENGINEERING (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07568496 SMITH-JAYNES LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07564086 OCCASIONS EVENTS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07559412 CARABAN LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07553995 MALCOLM HOLMES LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07548279 AMANDA BIRCHALL CHORLEY LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546354 LANCASTER PROPERTY NETWORK (INVESTMENT) LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07585345 RHINO PHG LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07583035 DEHARD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07582392 DESIGN & PLANNING SERVICES (WARRINGTON) LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07580734 SLOUCH MAT LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07574832 COX HEALTHCARE LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07571863 K P SURGICAL LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571128 MIDAS INVESTIGATIONS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570285 RA 1 SECURITY SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07570240 DIDSBURY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07567481 CSG PLASTICS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07563392 MAINLINE DRAIN CLEANING (NW) LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07560611 SNIPESAFETY LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07557918 IBM SECURITY LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07557116 WS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07552976 J. SELLERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07547949 MICHAELREARDEN ROCHDALE LTD 02 Mar 2011