Chorley, Lancashire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Chorley when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 174 companies were registered in Chorley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chorley UK 2012 174 131,491 2011 155 116,391 % change 12.3% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous January.
January 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 68 45 61 New companies in 2011 45 51 59 % change 51.1% -11.8% 3.4% Record Year 2012 (68) 2011 (51) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chorley UK 2012 80 67,576 2011 81 90,987 % change -1.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 25 27 28 Closed companies in 2011 28 20 33 % change -10.7% 35.0% -15% Record Year 2011 (28) 2009 (29) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Chorley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 94 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chorley UK 2012 94 63,915 2011 74 25,404 Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Chorley when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 43 18 33 Net growth in 2011 17 31 26 Record Year 2012 (43) 2007 (36) 2008 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chorley 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 29.6% -24.6% -3.3% Record Year 1961 (0.3%) 1967 (0.4%) 1965 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Chorley in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.28% CONSULTING 5.07% TRANSPORT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.74% DESIGN 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (NW) 0.99% PROPERTY 2.37% CHORLEY 0.89% TRADING 2.07% C 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% S 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% PLUMBING 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% R 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTING 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% D 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% LOGISTICS 0.59% LONDON 1.66% MEDICAL 0.59% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.50% B 0.49% IT 1.40% BUILDING 0.49% CARE 1.34% TRAINING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% FINANCIAL 0.49% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% M 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% S 1.20% CONSULTANCY 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 206 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 61 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 38 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,704 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 9,892 9999 - Dormant Company 22 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,303 7499 - Non-trading company 11 9,102 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 2,781 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,729 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 3,439 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 2,832 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 2,746 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,154 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 3,129 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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