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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
    07729915 SUPERCLICK (SH) LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07737059 BRANDZ DIRECT LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07737718 ODONNELLS SOLICITORS LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07744123 ELC (TRANCHE 1) LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07751540 M.N. SOLUTIONS UK LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07753828 AN COUNSELLING LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07744397 MCINTYRE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07725227 BOB WOODCOCK SOFTWARE LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727237 BROADSWORD DIGITAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07727924 REPAIR YOUR BUBBLE LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07751377 RENEWABLE SOLAR LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07752849 MCDONALD ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07753552 MILNE POWER SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07756548 ALIGNED LEARNING LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07748010 WIDE FORMAT ENGINEERS LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07735161 SUNRAY COACH TOURING LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07739473 APARTMENT MEDIA & PRINT LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07754813 JG SNAPE LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07724080 ROBERT LENTELL LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07726150 VIDEO STREAMING SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07730685 THE MUDDY MERMAID LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731994 FARM GENERATION LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07736635 REAL ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07746417 REEL FUN LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07746997 CALCO HOMES LIMITED 19 Aug 2011