Lancashire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Lancashire UK 2012 2,022 118,868 2011 2,095 114,512 % change -3.5% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (2,129) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 731 618 673 New companies in 2011 628 710 757 % change 16.4% -13.0% -11.1% Record Year 2000 (1,083) 2011 (710) 2011 (757)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Lancashire UK 2012 1,356 74,772 2011 1,128 72,230 % change 20.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (2,024) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 482 423 451 Closed companies in 2011 351 420 357 % change 37.3% 0.7% 26% Record Year 2004 (599) 2008 (880) 2009 (978)
Net Company Growth
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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) Lancashire UK 2012 666 44,096 2011 967 42,282 Record Year 2000 (1,503) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 249 195 222 Net growth in 2011 277 290 400 Record Year 2000 (930) 2003 (482) 2002 (538)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.7% 2011 1.8% 2010 1.7% 2009 1.7% 2008 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (3.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% UK formation share in 2011 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% % change 4.5% -12.3% -12.1% Record Year 2000 (5.4%) 2000 (2.9%) 1975 (2.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.05% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.77% ENGINEERING 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.49% PROPERTY 2.36% DESIGN 1.00% TRADING 2.08% ELECTRICAL 0.96% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.83% M 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.85% BUSINESS 1.72% WEST 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.79% MEDIA 1.68% J 0.78% LONDON 1.67% IT 0.75% J 1.55% NORTH 0.75% GLOBAL 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.47% CARE 0.74% IT 1.43% (NW) 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.69% CARE 1.32% TRADING 0.68% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.65% BUILDING 1.22% S 0.63% ENTERPRISES 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRAINING 0.61% S 1.17% R 0.57% SECURITY 1.16%
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 3,737 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 774 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 536 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 418 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 413 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 349 20,742 7487 - Other business activities 302 16,361 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 277 14,809 62090 - Other information technology service activities 187 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 181 13,641 86900 - Other human health activities 156 7,550 43210 - Electrical installation 138 5,151 71129 - Other engineering activities 125 3,434 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 124 5,760 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 121 4,070 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 119 5,935 49410 - Freight transport by road 116 4,503 56302 - Public houses and bars 115 4,262 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 111 6,519 62012 - Business and domestic software development 109 6,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08129571 FRESHBROTECH MEDIA LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08133687 APPLIANCE ARENA LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08136607 GLOBE MOTORS BLACKBURN LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 OC376804 SYMPA PRODUCTIONS LLP 11 Jul 2012 08138729 STORE-4-LIFE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08139782 MAM ONLINE LTD 11 Jul 2012 08142319 E-VAPOURZ LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08149272 BAINBRIDGE HAYES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08154723 TAXI 2000 LTD 24 Jul 2012 08160294 ORHAN TAX LTD 27 Jul 2012 08163510 SIMPLY CREATIVE SEO LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08125850 TRIANGLES BEAUTY & HAIR LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08126651 MAP12 LTD 02 Jul 2012 08128057 NEXT LEVEL SECURITY LTD 03 Jul 2012 08137975 BURAQ WAYS LTD 11 Jul 2012 08140744 TOTALLY WICKED LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08149257 HEARING CARE CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Jul 2012 08153591 CHIRTAKUT LTD 23 Jul 2012 08155851 META LIFT UK LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08146025 A&P PLASTERING CONTRACTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08151189 MILLBROOKE CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jul 2012 08129143 EPC 4 HOME (NW) LTD 04 Jul 2012 08137659 HEYWOOD KNIGHT LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08153060 SPECIALISED TRACK SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08125921 LOLA MAE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
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