Preston, Lancashire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 346 companies were registered in Preston during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Preston UK 2010 346 101,492 2009 354 94,671 % change -2.3% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (505) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 124 118 104 New companies in 2009 138 104 112 % change -10.1% 13.5% -7.1% Record Year 2003 (208) 2003 (140) 2003 (157)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 375 companies were dissolved in Preston during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Preston UK 2010 375 87,705 2009 427 159,401 % change -12.2% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 111 136 128 Closed companies in 2009 119 110 198 % change -6.7% 23.6% -35% Record Year 2009 (119) 2008 (193) 2009 (198)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Preston during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -29 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Preston UK 2010 -29 13,787 2009 -73 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (317) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 13 -18 -24 Net growth in 2009 19 -6 -86 Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (87) 2002 (138)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Preston formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Preston 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -16.4% 3.0% -11.0% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%) 1975 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Preston was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Preston in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.05% MANAGEMENT 5.06% (NW) 0.95% CONSULTING 4.99% (PRESTON) 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 0.86% PROPERTY 2.38% ELECTRICAL 0.81% TRADING 2.04% DESIGN 0.81% ASSOCIATES 2.01% MANAGEMENT 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% S 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.80% GLOBAL 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% SYSTEMS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% M 0.62% LONDON 1.59% ENERGY 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.59% ASSOCIATES 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CLAIMS 0.62% CARE 1.44% PROPERTY 0.57% J 1.44% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CENTRE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.42% LANCASHIRE 0.57% IT 1.35% BUSINESS 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% J 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% CARE 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.52% M 1.28% BUILDING 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.26% TRADING 0.48% S 1.24%
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 636 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 234 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 25,053 7499 - Non-trading company 61 13,408 9999 - Dormant Company 50 21,484 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 13,161 99999 - Dormant Company 43 14,072 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 14,940 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 7,767 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 30 7,634 9305 - Other service activities 29 9,454 74990 - Non-trading company 24 7,649 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 8,292 43210 - Electrical installation 21 2,747 86900 - Other human health activities 21 3,361 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 6,460 4525 - Other special trades construction 19 2,071 41100 - Development of building projects 17 3,688 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07330512 GABADEENI FASHION LTD 29 Jul 2010 07329910 COPEC EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP 29 Jul 2010 07328423 SUPERCLICK LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07328359 PC AMBULANCE LTD 28 Jul 2010 07326672 3D MOTION PICTURES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010 07317698 ACAPULCO CAFE LIMITED 16 Jul 2010 07317526 SILVERSPRAY PRESTON LIMITED 16 Jul 2010 07315314 CLAIMS AUTO LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07313214 CARE 4 ALL LEGAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2010 07310813 DEEZINE LTD. 12 Jul 2010 07307636 THE ITALIAN SOFA SPECIALISTS LTD 07 Jul 2010 07303438 COLOUR XPLOSION LTD 02 Jul 2010 07331496 GREEN ACCESS SPECIALIST SERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2010 07329919 REALLY GREAT EVENTS LTD 29 Jul 2010 07318867 CAPS ADVISORY LIMITED 19 Jul 2010 07317746 BRASSBUTTONZ LTD 16 Jul 2010 07314525 IMRAN MEDICS LTD 14 Jul 2010 07314100 TYRONE CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jul 2010 07312935 SHOUT NETWORK LIMITED 13 Jul 2010 07309214 CARDIAC ARREST LTD 08 Jul 2010 07304128 LANCS TANKS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010 07323718 FORWARD2ME LIMITED 22 Jul 2010 07318955 ELLIE JAMES LIMITED 19 Jul 2010 07312149 ADTELECOMMS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010 07301122 VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING GREEN LTD 01 Jul 2010
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