Preston, Lancashire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 461 companies were registered in Preston during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Preston UK 2012 461 131,491 2011 458 116,391 % change 0.7% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (491) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 128 184 149 New companies in 2011 151 132 175 % change -15.2% 39.4% -14.9% Record Year 2003 (152) 2012 (184) 2003 (191)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 300 companies were dissolved in Preston during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Preston UK 2012 300 67,576 2011 302 90,987 % change -0.7% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 98 93 109 Closed companies in 2011 121 77 104 % change -19.0% 20.8% 5% Record Year 2011 (121) 2008 (101) 2009 (201)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Preston during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 161 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Preston UK 2012 161 63,915 2011 156 25,404 Record Year 2003 (339) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 30 91 40 Net growth in 2011 30 55 71 Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (108) 2003 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Preston formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Preston 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change -27.3% 19.2% -20.3% Record Year 1974 (0.8%) 1973 (0.8%) 1962 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Preston was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Preston in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PRESTON 1.57% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ELECTRICAL 1.05% PROPERTY 2.37% (NW) 1.05% TRADING 2.07% NORTH 0.96% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% WEST 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADING 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.65% BUSINESS 1.73% INVESTMENTS 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% LANCASHIRE 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HIRE 0.61% LONDON 1.66% HOUSE 0.57% J 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.51% DESIGN 0.57% GLOBAL 1.50% S 0.57% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.52% CARE 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SOLAR 0.52% M 1.27% CAR 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.48% ENERGY 1.20% CARE 0.48% S 1.20% M 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 691 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 188 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 137 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 79 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 70 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 56 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 41 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 41 9,102 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 31 9,729 86900 - Other human health activities 30 5,066 43210 - Electrical installation 28 3,573 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 27 2,832 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 20 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,154 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 4,132 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,931
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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