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Preston, Lancashire

Q3 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 371 companies were registered in Preston during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PrestonUK
    2011371114,512
    2010346101,492
    % change7.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (505) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011117123131
    New companies in 2010124118104
    % change-5.6%4.2%26.0%
    Record Year2003 (208)2003 (140)2003 (157)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 252 companies were dissolved in Preston during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PrestonUK
    201125272,230
    201037587,705
    % change-32.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20117410474
    Closed companies in 2010111136128
    % change-33.3%-23.5%-42%
    Record Year2009 (119)2008 (193)2009 (198)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Preston during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 119 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PrestonUK
    201111942,282
    2010-2913,787
    Record Year 2003 (317) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011431957
    Net growth in 201013-18-24
    Record Year2003 (135)2003 (87)2002 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Preston formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Preston
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-13.7%-12.3%13.8%
    Record Year1968 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)1975 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Preston was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Preston in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PRESTON1.51%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (NW)1.14%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%PROPERTY2.41%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTING0.87%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    (PRESTON)0.82%BUSINESS1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    NORTH0.68%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CARE0.64%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%J1.47%
    WEST0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    LANCASHIRE0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADING0.59%CARE1.42%
    HOUSE0.59%IT1.38%
    M0.59%BUILDING1.30%
    SOLAR0.55%PROPERTIES1.28%
    COMMUNITY0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CENTRE0.55%M1.25%
    LEISURE0.55%ENERGY1.22%
    S0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.50%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied654204,493
    7487 - Other business activities22665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10529,245
    9999 - Dormant Company6522,587
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5910,018
    99999 - Dormant Company5118,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5115,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5014,755
    7499 - Non-trading company4911,543
    9305 - Other service activities2710,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2610,137
    74990 - Non-trading company268,064
    43210 - Electrical installation262,938
    7260 - Other computer related activities238,686
    86900 - Other human health activities224,019
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering206,321
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified207,551
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles202,179
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.182,234

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690483 BUSINESS SERVICES 45 LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07694898 DESTIGE LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07704648 TC SECURE LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07705849 DEALS FOR YOU LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07720524 PROCVISION LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07721815 NBYNW LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07722290 MANASA 8 LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07722386 CREATIV INTERIORS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07689775 EUROMEDIA PRINT LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690206 WOLSELEY REGISTER LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07693903 DOBIZ (PRESTON) LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694439 J & S TAYLOR PROPERTY LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07700578 BEECROFT SHOWS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701234 FRIENDTREND MEDIA LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07707102 PETER HOUSTON LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07710458 FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07715827 BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07693001 AUTUMN TRAVEL COACH TOURS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07700012 ANDERTON FOLD CARAVAN PARK LTD. 11 Jul 2011
    07700188 XTREME ELEMENTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07702998 SOL CARE FARMING PROJECT LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07720207 CRIC-BATS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720521 BIRCH TELECOMS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07722991 NETWORK TRAILER HIRE LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07692503 APD RESTAURANTS LTD 04 Jul 2011