Preston, Lancashire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Preston when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Preston when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 397 companies were registered in Preston during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Preston UK 2010 397 105,137 2009 329 91,034 % change 20.7% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (491) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 110 105 182 New companies in 2009 103 106 120 % change 6.8% -0.9% 51.7% Record Year 2003 (152) 2003 (148) 2003 (191)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Preston when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 350 companies were dissolved in Preston during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Preston UK 2010 350 82,677 2009 329 108,060 % change 6.4% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Preston when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 116 93 141 Closed companies in 2009 68 60 201 % change 70.6% 55.0% -30% Record Year 2010 (116) 2008 (101) 2009 (201)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Preston during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 47 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Preston UK 2010 47 22,460 2009 0 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (339) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -6 12 41 Net growth in 2009 35 46 -81 Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (108) 2003 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Preston formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Preston 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -0.9% -15.2% 26.0% Record Year 1974 (0.8%) 1973 (0.8%) 1962 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Preston was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Preston in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 0.91% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANTS 0.86% CONSULTING 4.60% (NW) 0.86% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 0.86% PROPERTY 2.50% ELECTRICAL 0.86% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DESIGN 0.81% TRADING 1.93% TRADING 0.76% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% M 0.66% MEDIA 1.84% GLOBAL 0.66% BUSINESS 1.74% J 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CLAIMS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.63% C 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% CENTRE 0.61% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.61% LONDON 1.45% NORTH 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% LEISURE 0.56% GROUP 1.37% BUSINESS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% ENERGY 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% (PRESTON) 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% K 0.51% CARE 1.33% P 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% R 0.51% M 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.25% WEST 0.51% S 1.23%
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 686 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 224 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 100 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 62 15,398 9999 - Dormant Company 53 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 43 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 39 9,325 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 17,003 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 8,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 34 9,659 9305 - Other service activities 31 9,038 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 9,943 86900 - Other human health activities 24 3,445 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,149 7011 - Development & sell real estate 20 5,300 7020 - Letting of own property 20 1,824 70100 - Activities of head offices 19 3,137
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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