Chorley, Lancashire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 162 companies were registered in Chorley during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chorley UK 2013 162 134,802 2012 174 131,491 % change -6.9% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 46 61 55 New companies in 2012 68 45 61 % change -32.4% 35.6% -9.8% Record Year 2012 (68) 2013 (61) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chorley UK 2013 91 77,914 2012 80 67,576 % change 13.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 32 30 29 Closed companies in 2012 25 27 28 % change 28.0% 11.1% 4% Record Year 2013 (32) 2013 (30) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Chorley during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 71 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chorley UK 2013 71 56,888 2012 94 63,915 Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 14 31 26 Net growth in 2012 43 18 33 Record Year 2012 (43) 2007 (36) 2008 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chorley 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -39.3% 34.5% -6.8% Record Year 2012 (0.2%) 2008 (0.1%) 2008 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 2005 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Chorley in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.30% CONSULTING 5.18% PROPERTY 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.78% TRANSPORT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANTS 0.90% PROPERTY 2.44% CHORLEY 0.90% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.80% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUSINESS 0.70% BUSINESS 1.77% HOMES 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRAINING 0.60% LONDON 1.72% LOGISTICS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ENERGY 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.60% MEDIA 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% M 0.60% J 1.56% J 0.60% CARE 1.46% CARE 0.60% IT 1.43% MOSAIC 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SUPPLY 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% HIRE 0.50% M 1.25% ELECTRICAL 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19% DRIVER 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.18% LANCASHIRE 0.50% TRAINING 1.17% (NW) 0.50% SECURITY 1.15%
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 229 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 69 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 32,624 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,129 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 5,834 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 6,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,664 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 6,954 86900 - Other human health activities 11 8,465 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 5,145 7487 - Other business activities 11 7,556 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 4,684 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 10 4,332 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 7,199 43320 - Joinery installation 9 1,940 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,625
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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