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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    2012428118,868
    2011371114,512
    % change15.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (505) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012137129162
    New companies in 2011117123131
    % change17.1%4.9%23.7%
    Record Year2003 (208)2003 (140)2012 (162)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    201227074,772
    201125272,230
    % change7.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012998388
    Closed companies in 20117410474
    % change33.8%-20.2%19%
    Record Year2009 (119)2008 (193)2009 (198)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    201215844,096
    201111942,282
    Record Year 2003 (317) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012384674
    Net growth in 2011431957
    Record Year2003 (135)2003 (87)2002 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change5.1%5.7%22.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)1975 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.74%CONSULTING5.05%
    PRESTON1.50%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (NW)1.04%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING0.87%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%DESIGN1.87%
    NORTH0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    WEST0.66%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%BUSINESS1.72%
    M0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    TRAINING0.62%LONDON1.67%
    (PRESTON)0.62%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.62%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    GLOBAL0.58%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    (NORTH0.54%CARE1.32%
    WEST)0.54%M1.27%
    CARE0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    LANCASHIRE0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HIRE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLAIMS0.50%S1.17%
    FINANCIAL0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,090331,455
    7487 - Other business activities11935,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11433,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7513,716
    99999 - Dormant Company6625,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6019,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4214,774
    9999 - Dormant Company4012,598
    43210 - Electrical installation323,387
    7414 - Business & management consultancy298,437
    86900 - Other human health activities274,998
    74990 - Non-trading company269,203
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles252,757
    7499 - Non-trading company256,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified249,891
    43320 - Joinery installation181,220
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified183,943
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities174,119
    62090 - Other information technology service activities177,869
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation162,607

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08163581 THE DANCERS WARDROBE LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165919 NIRVANA HEIGHTS LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166655 LEGAL ASSIST MARKETING LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08166791 VERTICAL CHECK LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08166903 POTENTBIZ LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08167272 KTG JOBS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168383 ALPHA INTERIOR DESIGNS LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08171205 MAINLINE DRAIN CLEANING (UK) LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08177392 PRESTON ALLOYS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08178267 IMTS-UK LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08183161 LANGUAGE GLOBAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08190841 MARAK INTERIORS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191402 SOFTSHORE IT SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08196534 THE HOURS ORGANIZATION LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08163908 CASSIDY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165424 4TECH TRAINING LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08183979 DLA CONSULT LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08185005 RASHMI NEERAJ LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08185287 DSWARBRICK PROJECTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08195335 VIP COMPLETIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195603 VINCENTS SOLICITORS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08165299 ARMA TRANSPORT LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08187109 ZEUS BATS LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08193575 GARTH FARMING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08166557 ENERGISAVE ONLINE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012