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
    07358638 IFA EXITS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358139 RMI MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07355123 NEALES FAB LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07348685 PUBLIC2PRIVATE LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07348649 LANCASHIRE CLAIMS LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07345596 SMALL WONDERS NURSERIES (PRESTON) LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07344878 NAPCO 5 LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07342459 KAZEMI & CO LTD 11 Aug 2010
    OC357102 SUSPICIOUS TIGER LLP 12 Aug 2010
    07355208 FAME MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352845 RICHMOND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352769 CHRIS THOMPSON DRIVING SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351787 N C PLASTERING (NW) LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07344267 RIBBLE VALLEY BLINDS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342016 RIENERMANN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339262 BRAND THEORY LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07361036 ELLSTER SERVICES LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07351216 SUPPLITECH LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350120 COCKERHAM GREEN ENERGY LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07339109 MILLIONARI LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07337911 G C HAULAGE LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07334628 KEPPLE LANE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07334121 GRACEMET (PUBCO) LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07351896 EEQUAL LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07349740 ARNET ROBINSON LIMITED 18 Aug 2010