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 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
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