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
New Company Registrations
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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) Chorley UK 2014 136 150,722 2013 162 134,802 % change -16.0% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (174) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 39 37 60 New companies in 2013 46 61 55 % change -15.2% -39.3% 9.1% Record Year 2012 (68) 2013 (61) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chorley UK 2014 105 82,370 2013 91 77,914 % change 15.4% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 30 34 41 Closed companies in 2013 32 30 29 % change -6.3% 13.3% 41% Record Year 2013 (32) 2014 (34) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chorley UK 2014 31 68,352 2013 71 56,888 Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 9 3 19 Net growth in 2013 14 31 26 Record Year 2012 (43) 2007 (36) 2008 (48)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.7% -44.0% -8.9% Record Year 2012 (0.2%) 2008 (0.1%) 2008 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.42% CONSULTING 5.22% TRANSPORT 2.00% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.49% LOGISTICS 1.26% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.16% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 1.05% LONDON 1.88% DESIGN 1.05% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTIES 0.74% CARE 1.79% ENERGY 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CHORLEY 0.74% DESIGN 1.75% M 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% REMVOX 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% CARE 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.60% TRADING 0.63% GLOBAL 1.58% WEST) 0.53% J 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% (NORTH 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% BUSINESS 0.53% IT 1.33% GREEN 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% MEDICAL 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRAINING 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% MAINTENANCE 0.53% M 1.21% HAULAGE 0.53% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 292 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 59 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 18,491 49410 - Freight transport by road 27 8,014 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 15 10,273 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,988 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,135 56101 - Licensed restaurants 13 7,965 41100 - Development of building projects 11 9,855 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 4,866 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 11 3,558 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 6,236 71129 - Other engineering activities 9 5,477 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,876 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 9,284
Recent Companies
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