Lancashire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lancashire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lancashire when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,508 companies were registered in Lancashire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lancashire UK 2012 2,508 131,491 2011 2,253 116,391 % change 11.3% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (2,508) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancashire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 781 856 871 New companies in 2011 641 780 832 % change 21.8% 9.7% 4.7% Record Year 2012 (781) 2012 (856) 2007 (1,058)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,163 companies were dissolved in Lancashire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lancashire UK 2012 1,163 67,576 2011 1,317 90,986 % change -11.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (1,587) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 364 393 406 Closed companies in 2011 512 392 413 % change -28.9% 0.3% -2% Record Year 2011 (512) 2010 (413) 2009 (978)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Lancashire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,345 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lancashire UK 2012 1,345 63,915 2011 936 25,405 Record Year 2007 (1,520) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lancashire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lancashire when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 417 463 465 Net growth in 2011 129 388 419 Record Year 2012 (417) 2012 (463) 2007 (752)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Lancashire formed 1.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lancashire 2012 1.9% 2011 1.9% 2010 1.7% 2009 1.8% 2008 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% UK formation share in 2011 1.9% 2.1% 1.9% % change 4.5% -6.1% -2.1% Record Year 1966 (2.4%) 1965 (2.4%) 1974 (2.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lancashire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Lancashire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.09% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.86% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ENGINEERING 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.39% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 1.07% TRADING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 0.96% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.86% NORTH 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUSINESS 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (NW) 0.86% BUSINESS 1.73% WEST 0.83% MEDIA 1.72% J 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.79% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.79% J 1.54% CARE 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRAINING 0.76% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% IT 1.40% IT 0.70% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.31% M 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.65% M 1.27% R 0.63% BUILDING 1.24% TRADING 0.63% ENERGY 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.62% S 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.56% ENTERPRISES 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 3,453 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 865 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 571 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 326 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 270 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 270 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 247 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 244 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 203 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 157 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 144 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 135 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 132 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 130 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 120 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 108 6,934 86900 - Other human health activities 107 5,066 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 88 2,832 43210 - Electrical installation 85 3,573 56302 - Public houses and bars 83 2,795
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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