Chorley, Lancashire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Chorley when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 194 companies were registered in Chorley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 33.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ChorleyUK
    2014194143,414
    2013145132,684
    % change33.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (194) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014844862
    New companies in 2013484057
    % change75.0%20.0%8.8%
    Record Year2014 (84)2011 (58)2014 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ChorleyUK
    2014138101,670
    201310686,170
    % change30.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (138) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014503751
    Closed companies in 2013264238
    % change92.3%-11.9%34%
    Record Year2014 (50)2010 (47)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Chorley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 56 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ChorleyUK
    20145641,744
    20133946,514
    Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Chorley when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014341111
    Net growth in 201322-219
    Record Year2014 (34)2011 (35)2003 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Chorley
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change59.0%14.3%-0.2%
    Record Year1982 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 2006 when 38.1% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Chorley in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.88%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.60%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.03%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    TRANSPORT0.94%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING0.94%ENGINEERING2.07%
    LOGISTICS0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENERGY0.75%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.75%LONDON1.95%
    (CHORLEY)0.66%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    (NW)0.56%DESIGN1.70%
    LANE0.56%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    S0.56%BUSINESS1.62%
    J0.56%J1.53%
    COMMERCIAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.47%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDIA0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    LEISURE0.47%CO.,1.36%
    DRIVER0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CHORLEY0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    IT0.47%IT1.30%
    M0.38%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied271278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8357,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5540,717
    99999 - Dormant Company4848,286
    49410 - Freight transport by road409,960
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2828,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2329,313
    41100 - Development of building projects1610,604
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,327
    86900 - Other human health activities1511,807
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified148,501
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation135,083
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,006
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment126,630
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,914
    56101 - Licensed restaurants128,546
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores113,702
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade103,208
    52290 - Other transportation support activities101,322

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157776 LOCAL SURGERY LINKS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09170011 EASY FOOTCARE LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171264 TILE & KITCHEN OUTLET LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09177262 SEMA RACK INSPECTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09177887 TURNAROUND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09179564 MCT PROJECT ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09183519 OPTARE LOGISTICS LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09194773 SANTA CALLING LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09157104 KENNY'S MOTOR SERVICES LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09157349 MARIGA LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09162150 ROOCROFT CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162370 KBRITTLETON ENGINEERING LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09165517 TRUE BLUE CATERING LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09168787 STRICTLY LEDS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09173439 XELFLEX LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09175450 SUITS YOUR STYLE (NW) LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09183058 SCOTT ASPINALL DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09185735 HUBCORE LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09186218 RST SITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09187829 HINDS HEAD DINING LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09187994 COUNTRYWIDE BOUTIQUE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09188483 COUNTRYLIFE BOUTIQUE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191095 BOOMIN' SALES LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09194650 MELVILLE BERNE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09196215 SUN WORLD LEISURE LTD 30 Aug 2014