Lancashire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 2,022 companies were registered in Lancashire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LancashireUK
    20122,022118,868
    20112,095114,512
    % change-3.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (2,129) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012731618673
    New companies in 2011628710757
    % change16.4%-13.0%-11.1%
    Record Year2000 (1,083)2011 (710)2011 (757)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,356 companies were dissolved in Lancashire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LancashireUK
    20121,35674,772
    20111,12872,230
    % change20.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (2,024) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012482423451
    Closed companies in 2011351420357
    % change37.3%0.7%26%
    Record Year2004 (599)2008 (880)2009 (978)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Lancashire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 666 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LancashireUK
    201266644,096
    201196742,282
    Record Year 2000 (1,503) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012249195222
    Net growth in 2011277290400
    Record Year2000 (930)2003 (482)2002 (538)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Lancashire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Lancashire
    20121.7%
    20111.8%
    20101.7%
    20091.7%
    20081.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (3.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.8%1.6%1.7%
    UK formation share in 20111.7%1.8%1.9%
    % change4.5%-12.3%-12.1%
    Record Year2000 (5.4%)2000 (2.9%)1975 (2.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Lancashire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Lancashire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.05%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.02%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    ENGINEERING1.57%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.49%PROPERTY2.36%
    DESIGN1.00%TRADING2.08%
    ELECTRICAL0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.95%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    M0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.85%BUSINESS1.72%
    WEST0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.79%MEDIA1.68%
    J0.78%LONDON1.67%
    IT0.75%J1.55%
    NORTH0.75%GLOBAL1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CARE0.74%IT1.43%
    (NW)0.70%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.69%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.68%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.65%BUILDING1.22%
    S0.63%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRAINING0.61%S1.17%
    R0.57%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,737228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified77450,446
    99999 - Dormant Company53637,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management41828,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities41321,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified34920,742
    7487 - Other business activities30216,361
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified27714,809
    62090 - Other information technology service activities18711,950
    74990 - Non-trading company18113,641
    86900 - Other human health activities1567,550
    43210 - Electrical installation1385,151
    71129 - Other engineering activities1253,434
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1245,760
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles1214,070
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities1195,935
    49410 - Freight transport by road1164,503
    56302 - Public houses and bars1154,262
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1116,519
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1096,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164950 TANGLELOGIC LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08167011 MALIK HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08171129 MIDAS FABRICATIONS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08174447 THE FINGER LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08176510 BEXTELL LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178028 MODELCAST LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08183195 ASTUTE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08185710 FBG MEDIA, LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08188813 CHAIR COVERZ LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08191762 AMER27 LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08194227 MJL FABRICATIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195838 HOME CANTEEN LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08163780 PALM TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165139 KHC COMPANY T/A AMMAN INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166905 SCRATCHY CAT CRAFTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08178982 SEANOZ TRADING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08186753 SOUND SOLUTIONS NORTH WEST LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08192027 SENTINEL SHIELD LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08170292 SIN TIEMPO LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08187806 LOGFIRE STOVES AND FLUES LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08189176 FUNCTION 10 FITNESS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08172930 ALAN BROWN CARS/VANS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08185244 LSC FINANCE LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08188490 POSITIVE ENERGY NATURAL HEALING LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08189600 CREATURE COMFORTS (UK) LIMITED 23 Aug 2012