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
New Company Registrations
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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) Chorley UK 2015 197 161,156 2014 136 150,722 % change 44.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (197) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 57 72 68 New companies in 2014 39 37 60 % change 46.2% 94.6% 13.3% Record Year 2012 (68) 2015 (72) 2015 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chorley UK 2015 118 89,523 2014 105 82,370 % change 12.4% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (118) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 39 44 35 Closed companies in 2014 30 34 41 % change 30.0% 29.4% -15% Record Year 2015 (39) 2015 (44) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chorley UK 2015 79 71,633 2014 31 68,352 Record Year 2007 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 18 28 33 Net growth in 2014 9 3 19 Record Year 2012 (43) 2007 (36) 2008 (48)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.4% 79.3% 3.2% Record Year 2012 (0.2%) 2008 (0.1%) 2008 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ENERGY 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.62% (NW) 1.11% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTING 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% LOGISTICS 1.11% CARE 2.13% BUILDING 0.94% ENGINEERING 2.12% S 0.94% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTY 0.85% TRADING 1.88% J 0.85% TRANSPORT 1.82% SUPPLY 0.85% ELECTRICAL 1.76% GROUP 0.85% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.60% CO., 1.58% (CHORLEY) 0.60% J 1.55% TRANSPORT 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% CHORLEY 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% COMMERCIAL 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% G 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% DIRECT 0.43% IT 1.30% NORTHERN 0.43% MEDIA 1.28% HAULAGE 0.43% M 1.27%
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 269 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 90 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 43,081 49410 - Freight transport by road 47 12,485 99999 - Dormant Company 39 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 18 11,863 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 14 6,557 74990 - Non-trading company 14 13,794 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 10,200 86210 - General medical practice activities 13 4,793 86900 - Other human health activities 13 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 12 8,909 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 12 3,835 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 6,278 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 11,600 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 10 5,014
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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