Lancaster, Lancashire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancaster when compared to any previous first half year.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lancaster when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 193 companies were formed in Lancaster. This figure is 35.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Lancaster occurred in 2012 when a total of 193 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lancaster UK 2012 193 253,150 2011 143 228,735 % change 35.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 80 companies were registered in Lancaster during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Lancaster UK 2012 80 121,659 2011 71 112,344 % change 12.7% 8.3% Record Year 2005 (106) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 30 30 20 New companies in 2011 23 18 30 % change 30.4% 66.7% -33.3% Record Year 2005 (50) 2005 (41) 2003 (34)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 97 companies were dissolved in Lancaster. This figure is 1.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Lancaster occurred in 2010 when a total of 107 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lancaster UK 2012 97 147,793 2011 98 162,310 % change -1.0% -8.9% Record Year 2010 (107) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 47 companies were dissolved in Lancaster during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Lancaster UK 2012 47 80,218 2011 44 71,324 % change 6.8% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (61) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 11 22 14 Closed companies in 2011 9 19 16 % change 22.2% 15.8% -13% Record Year 2004 (18) 2009 (27) 2009 (23)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Lancaster increased by 96 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lancaster UK 2012 96 105,357 2011 45 66,425 Record Year 2003 (133) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Lancaster during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 33 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Lancaster UK 2012 33 41,441 2011 27 41,020 Record Year 2005 (74) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 19 8 6 Net growth in 2011 14 -1 14 Record Year 2005 (42) 2005 (28) 2003 (28)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Lancaster formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lancaster 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Lancaster formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Lancaster 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change 9.7% 46.2% -28.7% Record Year 1968 (0.3%) 1971 (0.3%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Lancaster was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Lancaster in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Lancaster was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
29.9% of all director appointments in Lancaster in the second 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 (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LANCASTER 2.11% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 0.90% PROPERTY 2.35% NORTH 0.90% TRADING 2.10% WEST 0.75% DESIGN 1.89% J 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.87% CITYBLOCK 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.82% MEDIA 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.78% COMMUNITY 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CIC 0.60% BUSINESS 1.70% SON 0.60% MEDIA 1.69% TRAINING 0.60% LONDON 1.68% DESIGN 0.60% J 1.57% PROPERTIES 0.60% GLOBAL 1.51% M 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.48% PLANT 0.60% IT 1.42% RETAIL 0.45% CARE 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.45% M 1.26% EXPEDIENT 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.23% HOUSE 0.45% BUILDING 1.23% SOFTWARE 0.45% SECURITY 1.19% GREEN 0.45% S 1.18% HOLDINGS 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 104 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 26 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 35,447 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 10,978 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 20,390 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 8,258 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,706 73110 - Advertising agencies 7 2,052 9999 - Dormant Company 7 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 15,280 9305 - Other service activities 7 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 7 5,222 99999 - Dormant Company 7 26,088 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 6 1,870 5540 - Bars 6 1,709 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 5 2,993 86230 - Dental practice activities 5 1,834 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 6,456 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 5 1,618
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