Chorley, Lancashire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 136 companies were registered in Chorley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChorleyUK
    2014136150,722
    2013162134,802
    % change-16.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014393760
    New companies in 2013466155
    % change-15.2%-39.3%9.1%
    Record Year2012 (68)2013 (61)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChorleyUK
    201410582,370
    20139177,914
    % change15.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014303441
    Closed companies in 2013323029
    % change-6.3%13.3%41%
    Record Year2013 (32)2014 (34)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Chorley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChorleyUK
    20143168,352
    20137156,888
    Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20149319
    Net growth in 2013143126
    Record Year2012 (43)2007 (36)2008 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Chorley
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.7%-44.0%-8.9%
    Record Year2012 (0.2%)2008 (0.1%)2008 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 2005 when 35.0% of all directors were female.

    27.5% of all director appointments in Chorley in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.42%CONSULTING5.22%
    TRANSPORT2.00%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    LOGISTICS1.26%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTING1.05%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN1.05%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTIES0.74%CARE1.79%
    ENERGY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CHORLEY0.74%DESIGN1.75%
    M0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    REMVOX0.63%BUSINESS1.71%
    CARE0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    TRADING0.63%GLOBAL1.58%
    WEST)0.53%J1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (NORTH0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    BUSINESS0.53%IT1.33%
    GREEN0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MEDICAL0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TRAINING0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    MAINTENANCE0.53%M1.21%
    HAULAGE0.53%CAPITAL1.20%
    IT0.53%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied292280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8456,411
    99999 - Dormant Company5947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4337,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3226,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,491
    49410 - Freight transport by road278,014
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2627,750
    86900 - Other human health activities1510,273
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,988
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,135
    56101 - Licensed restaurants137,965
    41100 - Development of building projects119,855
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,866
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores113,558
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,509
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment106,236
    71129 - Other engineering activities95,477
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,876
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08885014 SMASH CREAM BROS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08885539 G B GAS & PLUMBING LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08888079 ABT PROJECT SERVICES LTD. 12 Feb 2014
    08892685 EMNEVIUM LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08910857 DAVID HARPER LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912134 MADLER LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08873095 REGAL SNOOKER LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08877198 MADORA LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08879717 JJC RECRUITMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882685 CHORLEYCAKE NEW MEDIA LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08889996 LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT AWARDS LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08891838 MPW DRIVERS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08892327 NM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893665 SOUTHWOLD CARE HOME LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893667 RADCLIFFE GARDENS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894640 CHRIS CAYTON CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897901 SIMNEL LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08898496 A2P PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08898987 EGG LIGHT LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899588 ARCHIVE CLUB PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08907461 ALLMARK IT LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08914007 GRANGE 1963 LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916261 PLASTIC KEG MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917562 PLASTIC KEG CONTRACTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917718 EDWARD JAMES ALGARVE LIMITED 28 Feb 2014