Chorley, Lancashire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 144 companies were registered in Chorley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chorley UK 2012 144 118,868 2011 148 114,512 % change -2.7% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (148) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 52 45 47 New companies in 2011 42 58 48 % change 23.8% -22.4% -2.1% Record Year 2012 (52) 2011 (58) 2011 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chorley UK 2012 82 74,772 2011 81 72,230 % change 1.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 30 30 22 Closed companies in 2011 26 23 32 % change 15.4% 30.4% -31% Record Year 2009 (30) 2010 (47) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Chorley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 62 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chorley UK 2012 62 44,096 2011 67 42,282 Record Year 2007 (68) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 22 15 25 Net growth in 2011 16 35 16 Record Year 2008 (30) 2011 (35) 2003 (27)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chorley 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 11.1% -21.8% -3.1% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1976 (0.3%) 1981 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.1% of all director appointments in Chorley in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 1.43% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.02% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.28% M 0.92% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 0.92% TRADING 2.08% (NW) 0.92% DESIGN 1.87% LOGISTICS 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DRIVER 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.83% S 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.72% BUSINESS 1.72% D 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.61% MEDIA 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.61% LONDON 1.67% CONSULTANCY 0.61% J 1.55% PLUMBING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.53% BUSINESS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CHORLEY 0.61% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.34% T 0.51% CARE 1.32% SUPPLY 0.51% M 1.27% CONSULTANTS 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% SECURITY 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CLEANING 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MEDICAL 0.41% S 1.17% MOSAIC 0.41% SECURITY 1.16%
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 368 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 47 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 36 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 17 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,891 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 3,712 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 14,774 56101 - Licenced restaurants 10 2,563 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 2,757 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 2,795 7414 - Business & management consultancy 8 8,437 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 7499 - Non-trading company 7 6,164 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 2,968 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,514 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 6 3,086
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08126337 WYNNE BUSINESS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08128422 WHITTLE CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08128560 LOCAL RATE DIRECTORY LTD 03 Jul 2012 08135297 CLINICAL CONNECTIONS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08139916 DREAMTEX LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08145826 J & J STEVENSON GT LTD 17 Jul 2012 08149142 VOLTZ UTILITIES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08151380 TOMSEC LTD 20 Jul 2012 08161030 CHARLTON FAMILY LIMITED 30 Jul 2012 08128540 DSL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08130350 R&B CREATIVE HAIR LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08134505 MATTHEW BROOKES DRIVER LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08139266 GRAYSTON CONSULTING LTD 11 Jul 2012 08140011 REMVOX DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08140116 P.J. JOHNSON LOGISTICS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08140882 CENTRASERV LTD 12 Jul 2012 08142071 DALVI LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08148438 LAE LOGISTICS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08150988 SHOOTING STARS @ BUCKSHAW LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08151601 PARKLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 20 Jul 2012 08154603 FORLAND PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08155176 SURE PLEASANT PLACES LTD 24 Jul 2012 08156476 QUIKMO LTD 25 Jul 2012 08157789 ECONSUMPTION LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08161383 MTB CYCLE PARTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
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