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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Chorley UK 2014 194 143,414 2013 145 132,684 % change 33.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (194) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 84 48 62 New companies in 2013 48 40 57 % change 75.0% 20.0% 8.8% Record Year 2014 (84) 2011 (58) 2014 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chorley UK 2014 138 101,670 2013 106 86,170 % change 30.2% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (138) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 50 37 51 Closed companies in 2013 26 42 38 % change 92.3% -11.9% 34% Record Year 2014 (50) 2010 (47) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chorley UK 2014 56 41,744 2013 39 46,514 Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2014 34 11 11 Net growth in 2013 22 -2 19 Record Year 2014 (34) 2011 (35) 2003 (27)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 59.0% 14.3% -0.2% Record Year 1982 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1975 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.88% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.63% PROPERTY 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.55% TRANSPORT 0.94% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTING 0.94% ENGINEERING 2.07% LOGISTICS 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ENERGY 0.75% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.75% LONDON 1.95% (CHORLEY) 0.66% CARE 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.76% (NW) 0.56% DESIGN 1.70% LANE 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DESIGN 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% S 0.56% BUSINESS 1.62% J 0.56% J 1.53% COMMERCIAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.47% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MEDIA 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUSINESS 0.47% MEDIA 1.38% LEISURE 0.47% CO., 1.36% DRIVER 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CHORLEY 0.47% BUILDING 1.30% IT 0.47% IT 1.30% M 0.38% M 1.23%
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 271 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 48 48,286 49410 - Freight transport by road 40 9,960 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 18,890 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 29,313 41100 - Development of building projects 16 10,604 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 6,327 86900 - Other human health activities 15 11,807 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 8,501 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 5,083 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,006 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 6,630 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 9,914 56101 - Licensed restaurants 12 8,546 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 11 3,702 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 10 3,208 52290 - Other transportation support activities 10 1,322
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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