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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.

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 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)ChorleyUK
    2012174131,491
    2011155116,391
    % change12.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012684561
    New companies in 2011455159
    % change51.1%-11.8%3.4%
    Record Year2012 (68)2011 (51)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChorleyUK
    20128067,576
    20118190,987
    % change-1.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012252728
    Closed companies in 2011282033
    % change-10.7%35.0%-15%
    Record Year2011 (28)2009 (29)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChorleyUK
    20129463,915
    20117425,404
    Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012431833
    Net growth in 2011173126
    Record Year2012 (43)2007 (36)2008 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change29.6%-24.6%-3.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)1965 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.28%CONSULTING5.07%
    TRANSPORT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    DESIGN1.18%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (NW)0.99%PROPERTY2.37%
    CHORLEY0.89%TRADING2.07%
    C0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PLUMBING0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    R0.69%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTING0.69%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    D0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    LOGISTICS0.59%LONDON1.66%
    MEDICAL0.59%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    B0.49%IT1.40%
    BUILDING0.49%CARE1.34%
    TRAINING0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FINANCIAL0.49%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    M0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%S1.20%
    CONSULTANCY0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied206216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6152,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3825,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3735,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified239,892
    9999 - Dormant Company2218,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,303
    7499 - Non-trading company119,102
    49410 - Freight transport by road112,781
    74990 - Non-trading company119,729
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet113,439
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1012,113
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,832
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,746
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,154
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets73,129
    43210 - Electrical installation73,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07937548 CAM LANE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07940924 JUBILEE TAVERNS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07941880 A2B BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07950196 ARENA HAIR (BOLTON) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07955688 TOGETHER FOREVER UK LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958401 MARCHOUSE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07960017 OPEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07960312 PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL STAFF LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07931825 PHARMA SCRIPTION LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07931839 WIGAN SIGNS LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933241 TRTP LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07940462 SAPPHIRE COAST CLOTHING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07953530 TECHICON LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07953537 COWLEY ELECTRICAL (NW) LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955725 SORTING LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957238 KC BAKERY LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07957789 WYLDFIRE PR AND MARKETING LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959793 PHIL ALMOND LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07963023 FIFI HOSIERY LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963030 WORTHY WARGAMING LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963352 MILL VIEW TRADING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07963605 MAX SHINE LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07964226 JEMJEWELS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07969058 LOWE STEEL FABRICATIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970339 RESTORATIVE APPROACHES IN HOUSING LIMITED 29 Feb 2012