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
    08126191 GARDEN TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128312 MARK THOMPSON JOINERY LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08132727 PLUMB ARENA LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08135242 TRANSGAT LOGISTICS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08139782 MAM ONLINE LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08154705 ICON DATA SYSTEMS LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154723 TAXI 2000 LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154859 ORHAN HOLDING LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08155157 FREEMANS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08125850 TRIANGLES BEAUTY & HAIR LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08140809 ADG LASER DESIGN AND ENGRAVING LTD. 12 Jul 2012
    08149257 HEARING CARE CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08157081 DAMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08158668 KJM FURNITURE SUPPLIERS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08161005 EAA LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08161361 S COOKE BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162470 SIX SIGMA INVESTIGATORS LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08128156 RP SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08134347 HILLIARD MARKETING LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08134428 EN-JOY4LIFE LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135027 MS DEVELOPMENTS NORTHWEST LTD. 09 Jul 2012
    08137631 BSMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08153060 SPECIALISED TRACK SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08158466 SALFORD OPTICAL LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08125393 CARSCO LIMITED 02 Jul 2012