Chorley, Lancashire
Q3 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
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 145 companies were registered in Chorley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chorley UK 2013 145 132,684 2012 144 118,868 % change 0.7% 11.6% Record Year 2011 (148) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 48 40 57 New companies in 2012 52 45 47 % change -7.7% -11.1% 21.3% Record Year 2012 (52) 2011 (58) 2013 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chorley UK 2013 106 86,170 2012 85 75,908 % change 24.7% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 26 42 38 Closed companies in 2012 30 30 25 % change -13.3% 40.0% 52% Record Year 2009 (30) 2010 (47) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Chorley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 39 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chorley UK 2013 39 46,514 2012 59 42,960 Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 22 -2 19 Net growth in 2012 22 15 22 Record Year 2008 (30) 2011 (35) 2003 (27)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chorley 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -17.3% -18.4% 6.3% Record Year 1982 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1975 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 2004 when 40.8% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Chorley in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 1.94% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.74% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.45% LOGISTICS 1.06% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTING 1.06% TRADING 2.08% CHORLEY 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.83% (NORTH 0.77% LONDON 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.77% DESIGN 1.78% ENERGY 0.77% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.69% WEST) 0.77% CARE 1.64% CONSULTANTS 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRAINING 0.68% GLOBAL 1.59% GREEN 0.68% J 1.54% REMVOX 0.58% MEDIA 1.54% BUSINESS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.53% PROPERTIES 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.45% MEDICAL 0.48% IT 1.39% J 0.48% M 1.25% TRADING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SUPPLY 0.48% BUILDING 1.19% CARE 0.48% CAPITAL 1.19% CONTRACTORS 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% LANCASHIRE 0.48% TRAINING 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 242 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 69 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 65 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 17,715 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 6,904 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 7,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 26,675 86900 - Other human health activities 14 9,203 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,228 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 4,955 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,104 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,706 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 4,590 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,516 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,382 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,576 35140 - Trade of electricity 8 387 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 8,475
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