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

  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 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)ChorleyUK
    2013145132,684
    2012144118,868
    % change0.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013484057
    New companies in 2012524547
    % change-7.7%-11.1%21.3%
    Record Year2012 (52)2011 (58)2013 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChorleyUK
    201310686,170
    20128575,908
    % change24.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013264238
    Closed companies in 2012303025
    % change-13.3%40.0%52%
    Record Year2009 (30)2010 (47)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChorleyUK
    20133946,514
    20125942,960
    Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201322-219
    Net growth in 2012221522
    Record Year2008 (30)2011 (35)2003 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-17.3%-18.4%6.3%
    Record Year1982 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.94%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.74%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    LOGISTICS1.06%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING1.06%TRADING2.08%
    CHORLEY0.97%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (NORTH0.77%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%DESIGN1.78%
    ENERGY0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    WEST)0.77%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRAINING0.68%GLOBAL1.59%
    GREEN0.68%J1.54%
    REMVOX0.58%MEDIA1.54%
    BUSINESS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.48%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MEDICAL0.48%IT1.39%
    J0.48%M1.25%
    TRADING0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SUPPLY0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    CARE0.48%CAPITAL1.19%
    CONTRACTORS0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    LANCASHIRE0.48%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied242260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6954,854
    99999 - Dormant Company6546,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3934,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3325,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2417,715
    49410 - Freight transport by road236,904
    56101 - Licensed restaurants187,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1826,675
    86900 - Other human health activities149,203
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,228
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles114,955
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,104
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,706
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation94,590
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,516
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,382
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,576
    35140 - Trade of electricity8387
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635697 AID TECHNOLOGIES LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08639517 VISION NORTHWEST LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08653253 RIVINGTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08657211 SHELVCO UK LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08661657 HAVANA BRASSERIE LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08663309 BLOOOD RECORDS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08667085 LIVING ASSETS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08633764 SKEECOACHES LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08635160 TAG (CONTRACTORS) LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08638341 MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE 1 LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08641533 H GREEN TENNISFIT LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642595 ITISI LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08642858 ITRANS LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645021 HOWARDS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645710 THE OAK CHORLEY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08649466 CODING PANDAS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08650416 BUILDERS TOOLS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08652681 TRETCHIKOFF (UK) LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08653172 LEATHERBARROW HAULAGE LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08664324 GUMO. LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08664869 ACCUTRANSLATE LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08665126 REMVOX (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08668460 BRADSHAW MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08669455 WEALTH MANAGEMENT PA SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670327 UNIQUE MEN LTD 30 Aug 2013