Preston, Lancashire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 428 companies were registered in Preston during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Preston UK 2012 428 118,868 2011 371 114,512 % change 15.4% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (505) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 137 129 162 New companies in 2011 117 123 131 % change 17.1% 4.9% 23.7% Record Year 2003 (208) 2003 (140) 2012 (162)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 270 companies were dissolved in Preston during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Preston UK 2012 270 74,772 2011 252 72,230 % change 7.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 99 83 88 Closed companies in 2011 74 104 74 % change 33.8% -20.2% 19% Record Year 2009 (119) 2008 (193) 2009 (198)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Preston during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 158 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Preston UK 2012 158 44,096 2011 119 42,282 Record Year 2003 (317) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 38 46 74 Net growth in 2011 43 19 57 Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (87) 2002 (138)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Preston formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Preston 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 5.1% 5.7% 22.3% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%) 1975 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Preston was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Preston in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.74% CONSULTING 5.05% PRESTON 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (NW) 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ELECTRICAL 0.91% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 0.87% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.75% DESIGN 1.87% NORTH 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% WEST 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.66% BUSINESS 1.72% M 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% TRAINING 0.62% LONDON 1.67% (PRESTON) 0.62% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.62% GLOBAL 1.53% BUSINESS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.46% GLOBAL 0.58% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% (NORTH 0.54% CARE 1.32% WEST) 0.54% M 1.27% CARE 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% LANCASHIRE 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HIRE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CLAIMS 0.50% S 1.17% FINANCIAL 0.50% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,090 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 119 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 114 33,677 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 75 13,716 99999 - Dormant Company 66 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 40 12,598 43210 - Electrical installation 32 3,387 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 8,437 86900 - Other human health activities 27 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 26 9,203 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 25 2,757 7499 - Non-trading company 25 6,164 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,891 43320 - Joinery installation 18 1,220 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 3,943 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 4,119 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 7,869 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 2,607
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08165919 NIRVANA HEIGHTS LTD 02 Aug 2012 08166903 POTENTBIZ LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167523 WAVINGFLAG LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167896 SUPPORT THE FORCES 03 Aug 2012 08171848 GLOBE IT SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08173054 BLITZ VENUE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08173713 AUNTY DOLLY'S PRESTON LTD 09 Aug 2012 08177392 PRESTON ALLOYS LTD 13 Aug 2012 08179251 A DIFFERENT YOU LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08191402 SOFTSHORE IT SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08194288 SNA PRESTON LTD 29 Aug 2012 08195452 FESTIVALE BARS LTD 30 Aug 2012 08197797 WASH N GLOW LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 08165901 A.T INNOVATIONS LTD 02 Aug 2012 08172564 CODE CREATIVE (NW) LTD 08 Aug 2012 08173483 TA CONSULTANTS LTD 09 Aug 2012 08175046 JKLM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 10 Aug 2012 08178174 REALRAIN CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08185005 RASHMI NEERAJ LTD 20 Aug 2012 08195335 VIP COMPLETIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08172977 WRM DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08178327 CLAUGHTON SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08190777 APPRENTICESHIPSRUS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08191324 DIVERSE TRAINERS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08167073 SMART ENERGY DIRECT LTD 03 Aug 2012
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