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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
    07544830 ALADDINS CARPETS (CHORLEY) LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07544502 ONE CALL SALVAGE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07544233 WORLDWIDE PARTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07540768 WARD AND WARD BUILDERS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07534303 EXCELIUS LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07530680 C.L INITIATIVES LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07528489 CABLE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525911 MND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07518634 IBA GAS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07543191 ALPHA VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542751 NEWRUD LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07537579 CHORLEY ROOFING & BUILDING LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07531980 THE HOODIE STORE.CO.UK LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531274 BILL BEAUMONT MARQUEES LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531202 CO-CARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531170 YOUR FINAL WORD LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529939 A P K PROMOTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07527015 AZLEC ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07524474 ABBY WELDING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524427 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MATTERS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07520129 HUGHES DESIGN LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517222 OUR LOCAL HEROES FOUNDATION 04 Feb 2011
    07516547 DUCK AND CHICKEN LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07515612 B & K HEATING LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07515534 GNASHER MOBILESOFT LIMITED 03 Feb 2011