Preston, Lancashire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Preston UK 2011 371 114,512 2010 346 101,492 % change 7.2% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (505) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 117 123 131 New companies in 2010 124 118 104 % change -5.6% 4.2% 26.0% Record Year 2003 (208) 2003 (140) 2003 (157)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Preston UK 2011 252 72,230 2010 375 87,705 % change -32.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 74 104 74 Closed companies in 2010 111 136 128 % change -33.3% -23.5% -42% Record Year 2009 (119) 2008 (193) 2009 (198)
Net Company Growth
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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) Preston UK 2011 119 42,282 2010 -29 13,787 Record Year 2003 (317) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 43 19 57 Net growth in 2010 13 -18 -24 Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (87) 2002 (138)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -13.7% -12.3% 13.8% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%) 1975 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PRESTON 1.51% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (NW) 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 0.96% PROPERTY 2.41% ELECTRICAL 0.91% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.91% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTING 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.85% (PRESTON) 0.82% BUSINESS 1.82% INVESTMENTS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% NORTH 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.68% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CARE 0.64% LONDON 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% J 1.47% WEST 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% LANCASHIRE 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRADING 0.59% CARE 1.42% HOUSE 0.59% IT 1.38% M 0.59% BUILDING 1.30% SOLAR 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.28% COMMUNITY 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.55% M 1.25% LEISURE 0.55% ENERGY 1.22% S 0.50% TRAINING 1.21% ENGINEERING 0.50% S 1.21%
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 654 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 226 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 105 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 65 22,587 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 10,018 99999 - Dormant Company 51 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 49 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 27 10,525 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 10,137 74990 - Non-trading company 26 8,064 43210 - Electrical installation 26 2,938 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 8,686 86900 - Other human health activities 22 4,019 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 6,321 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 8,345 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 7,551 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 20 2,179 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 18 2,234
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07728278 GREEN VALLEY TRADING CO. LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07729915 SUPERCLICK (SH) LIMITED 04 Aug 2011 07735774 SURE FUN LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07737718 ODONNELLS SOLICITORS LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07743344 NET ROUTE SUPPORT LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07745725 DECORATIVE GOLD LIMITED 18 Aug 2011 07751540 M.N. SOLUTIONS UK LTD 24 Aug 2011 07752747 NORTH TRANSLATIONS LTD 25 Aug 2011 07739595 THE STEAKOUT PRESTON LIMITED 15 Aug 2011 07749226 AVENGATE LIMITED 23 Aug 2011 07725227 BOB WOODCOCK SOFTWARE LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07732811 CAPSULE CLOTHING LIMITED 08 Aug 2011 07736050 ILC (PRESTON) LTD 10 Aug 2011 07745797 MOOCREATIONS LTD 18 Aug 2011 07750559 TOUCH SOLAR NW LIMITED 24 Aug 2011 07750575 DAVIES & CRANE LTD 24 Aug 2011 07753552 MILNE POWER SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Aug 2011 07756649 NUTROLOGIE LIMITED 30 Aug 2011 07744366 FAIRLEY RAIL LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07748010 WIDE FORMAT ENGINEERS LTD 22 Aug 2011 07754813 JG SNAPE LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07728521 JAH-JIREH HOMES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07734400 DAPPER MEDIA LIMITED 09 Aug 2011 07746417 REEL FUN LTD 19 Aug 2011 07746997 CALCO HOMES LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
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