Chorley, Lancashire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chorley when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 197 companies were registered in Chorley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 44.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChorleyUK
    2015197161,156
    2014136150,722
    % change44.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (197) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chorley when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015577268
    New companies in 2014393760
    % change46.2%94.6%13.3%
    Record Year2012 (68)2015 (72)2015 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Chorley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChorleyUK
    201511889,523
    201410582,370
    % change12.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (118) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Chorley when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015394435
    Closed companies in 2014303441
    % change30.0%29.4%-15%
    Record Year2015 (39)2015 (44)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Chorley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChorleyUK
    20157971,633
    20143168,352
    Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015182833
    Net growth in 20149319
    Record Year2012 (43)2007 (36)2008 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Chorley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Chorley
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.4%79.3%3.2%
    Record Year2012 (0.2%)2008 (0.1%)2008 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chorley was in 2007 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    29.8% of all director appointments in Chorley in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENERGY1.28%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    (NW)1.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTING1.11%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    LOGISTICS1.11%CARE2.13%
    BUILDING0.94%ENGINEERING2.12%
    S0.94%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.85%TRADING1.88%
    J0.85%TRANSPORT1.82%
    SUPPLY0.85%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    GROUP0.85%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.68%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%CO.,1.58%
    (CHORLEY)0.60%J1.55%
    TRANSPORT0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    CHORLEY0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    COMMERCIAL0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    G0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    DIRECT0.43%IT1.30%
    NORTHERN0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    HAULAGE0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied269288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9058,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5343,081
    49410 - Freight transport by road4712,485
    99999 - Dormant Company3949,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2919,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2729,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2630,825
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets146,557
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1310,200
    86210 - General medical practice activities134,793
    86900 - Other human health activities1313,990
    56101 - Licensed restaurants128,909
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores123,835
    71129 - Other engineering activities116,278
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1111,600
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified105,014

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09467743 CMJ COURIERS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09470994 BROWNS CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09478129 HUMAN NATURE SHOW LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09482800 HAC INTERNATIONAL LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09485043 J1NX LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09493170 UP CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09493888 WU LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09511111 ATIC GROUP LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09465902 NTC SURVEYS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466673 NEXUS CLINICAL ANALYTICS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09467762 MFQ TRAINING LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09473010 DT LOCKSMITHS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09484527 AQUEOUS GROUP LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09486055 MR SOFTWARE TESTING LTD 12 Mar 2015
    OC398822 E & S CARSON LLP 13 Mar 2015
    09490274 DARK LANE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09496788 STEFPLAST LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09500645 G E NATIONAL LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09503782 BROCK CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09503821 FUN LEISURE UK LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09506523 URBAN SURFACE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09506646 OLD CHAPEL VEHICLE RESTORATION LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09511033 SLEEPY HOLLOW BEDROOM CENTRE LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09511218 A W STROEBEL LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09517346 3D CONTRACTS LIMITED 30 Mar 2015