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
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