Preston, Lancashire

Q3 2010 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 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)PrestonUK
    2010346101,492
    200935494,671
    % change-2.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (505) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010124118104
    New companies in 2009138104112
    % change-10.1%13.5%-7.1%
    Record Year2003 (208)2003 (140)2003 (157)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    201037587,705
    2009427159,401
    % change-12.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010111136128
    Closed companies in 2009119110198
    % change-6.7%23.6%-35%
    Record Year2009 (119)2008 (193)2009 (198)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    2010-2913,787
    2009-73-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (317) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201013-18-24
    Net growth in 200919-6-86
    Record Year2003 (135)2003 (87)2002 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-16.4%3.0%-11.0%
    Record Year1968 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)1975 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.05%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    (NW)0.95%CONSULTING4.99%
    (PRESTON)0.95%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%TRADING2.04%
    DESIGN0.81%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MANAGEMENT0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    GLOBAL0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    SYSTEMS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    M0.62%LONDON1.59%
    ENERGY0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CLAIMS0.62%CARE1.44%
    PROPERTY0.57%J1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CENTRE0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    LANCASHIRE0.57%IT1.35%
    BUSINESS0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    J0.57%BUILDING1.32%
    CARE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%M1.28%
    BUILDING0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRADING0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied636202,902
    7487 - Other business activities23469,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10925,053
    7499 - Non-trading company6113,408
    9999 - Dormant Company5021,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4513,161
    99999 - Dormant Company4314,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3914,940
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified327,767
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering307,634
    9305 - Other service activities299,454
    74990 - Non-trading company247,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply238,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities228,292
    43210 - Electrical installation212,747
    86900 - Other human health activities213,361
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified206,460
    4525 - Other special trades construction192,071
    41100 - Development of building projects173,688
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07387095 PREPAY BUSINESS UK LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07377736 A2B DIRECT TRADING LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07370568 J.Q.N. CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07370532 C.W.N. CONSTRUCTION LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07365365 BTO PVT LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07363652 TECHMEND LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07386978 FOOD GEEKS LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07386447 PREMIER GAS SERVICES (NORTHWEST) LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384671 MERRIDEWS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07377474 LEE SUTTON SERVICES LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07375573 CHARIS AND MA LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375257 PAYDAY CREDIT LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375199 PREMIER MOTION LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07366851 TALENT DYNAMICS PATHWAY LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07366672 ALB MEDIA LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07364023 FOSTER SAFE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07389577 HISOFIA LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07362971 BUTLERS FARM COURT LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07390044 BLUE BEAR PRE-SCHOOL (FRECKLETON) LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07389998 SANDERSON POULTRY LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07389060 GEMINI SIGNS & GRAPHICS LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07388196 GO 4 GRASS LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07367608 LUCAS ANDREW LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07363253 HEATHER CARD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07361922 TRAYAL LIMITED 01 Sep 2010