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 08126499 HOTUNLOCK LTD 02 Jul 2012 08127566 BUDGET SKIPS (ACCRINGTON) LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08128500 SILICONE OASIS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08129365 STOR-IT@PRESTON LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08129775 DANLOGIC LTD 04 Jul 2012 08135078 COMMUNITY LIFE CHOICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08136216 SMC PLUMBING LTD 10 Jul 2012 08136555 TRANSLOGISTICA LTD 10 Jul 2012 08140525 MAITLAND SKILLS ACADEMY LTD 12 Jul 2012 08141713 ZENTAG LTD 12 Jul 2012 08149261 GREYSTONES CLAIMS LTD 19 Jul 2012 08149594 SIMPLE COSTS LTD 19 Jul 2012 08150879 TRANSLATION GLOBAL LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08151168 F J H ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08159582 SINGLETON PARK CARE HOME LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08125580 RANDWICK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08130567 TJUNCTION LTD 04 Jul 2012 08132499 SUPAHOME FOR ZERO CARBON LTD 05 Jul 2012 08133344 CIR (NW) LTD 06 Jul 2012 08151041 PRESTON MUSLIM SOCIETY, MASJID-E-SALAAM 20 Jul 2012 08153154 AR WORLDWIDE LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08160009 PAGANUS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08127367 VALORAN LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08129525 JONES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08133667 AMETHYST WEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jul 2012
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