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

  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 (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)ChorleyUK
    2012144118,868
    2011148114,512
    % change-2.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012524547
    New companies in 2011425848
    % change23.8%-22.4%-2.1%
    Record Year2012 (52)2011 (58)2011 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChorleyUK
    20128274,772
    20118172,230
    % change1.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012303022
    Closed companies in 2011262332
    % change15.4%30.4%-31%
    Record Year2009 (30)2010 (47)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChorleyUK
    20126244,096
    20116742,282
    Record Year 2007 (68) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012221525
    Net growth in 2011163516
    Record Year2008 (30)2011 (35)2003 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change11.1%-21.8%-3.1%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1976 (0.3%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.43%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.02%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    M0.92%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING0.92%TRADING2.08%
    (NW)0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    LOGISTICS0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DRIVER0.72%ENGINEERING1.83%
    S0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.72%BUSINESS1.72%
    D0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.61%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%J1.55%
    PLUMBING0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CHORLEY0.61%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    T0.51%CARE1.32%
    SUPPLY0.51%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    SECURITY0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CLEANING0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDICAL0.41%S1.17%
    MOSAIC0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied368331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3933,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,891
    74990 - Non-trading company149,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet113,712
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1114,774
    56101 - Licenced restaurants102,563
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,757
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,795
    7414 - Business & management consultancy88,437
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    7499 - Non-trading company76,164
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified72,968
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,514
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings63,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200193 ADAMSON CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08204073 HARLEQUIN CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207729 PROMEDICS PROPERTY LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08207897 CAM EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208039 M & T TAX CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209404 ERIC NICHOLLS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08213258 IL FRANTOIO LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08222834 TOM SHORROCK LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226480 AJ RENEWABLES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    OC378157 MIKHAIL INVESTMENTS LLP 04 Sep 2012
    08203132 MICHAEL STOKES TRANSPORT & TRAINING LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203147 J.B DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08210362 SHETLAND 2 SHIRES LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212091 MOSAIC CHILDCARE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213000 KNG (NW) LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214559 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING RESEARCH LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08218411 DAVE CRABTREE ENGINEERING LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219000 LET SURE LETTINGS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219128 GIANT PROPERTY SERVICE LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08221087 JENNIZ LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08226895 JSN GILLESPIE LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229413 INTERCOUNTY HOMES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08229489 JAEGER WILKINSON LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08231193 JAMJAX LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08232256 CARRY ON CARDS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012