Preston, Lancashire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 469 companies were registered in Preston during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Preston UK 2013 469 134,802 2012 461 131,491 % change 1.7% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (469) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 169 134 166 New companies in 2012 128 184 149 % change 32.0% -27.2% 11.4% Record Year 2013 (169) 2012 (184) 2003 (191)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 266 companies were dissolved in Preston during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Preston UK 2013 266 77,914 2012 300 67,576 % change -11.3% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 114 81 71 Closed companies in 2012 98 93 109 % change 16.3% -12.9% -35% Record Year 2011 (121) 2008 (101) 2009 (201)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Preston during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 203 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Preston UK 2013 203 56,888 2012 161 63,915 Record Year 2007 (216) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 55 53 95 Net growth in 2012 30 91 40 Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (108) 2003 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Preston formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Preston 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 18.3% -27.7% 15.2% Record Year 1974 (0.8%) 1931 (1.3%) 1997 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Preston was in 2007 when 32.9% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Preston in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.84% CONSULTING 5.18% PRESTON 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.78% J 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.78% PROPERTY 2.44% (NW) 0.78% TRADING 2.06% M 0.73% DESIGN 1.79% BUSINESS 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.78% ELECTRICAL 0.69% BUSINESS 1.77% CARE 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ENGINEERING 0.65% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CENTRE 0.65% MEDIA 1.63% WEST 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% DESIGN 0.61% J 1.56% BUILDING 0.57% CARE 1.46% GLOBAL 0.57% IT 1.43% LANCASHIRE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.41% NORTH 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% (PRESTON) 0.53% M 1.25% TRADING 0.53% BUILDING 1.21% JOINERY 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.19% MARKETING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CONSULTING 0.53% TRAINING 1.17% ASSOCIATES 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 806 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 177 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 152 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 111 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 51 14,129 43210 - Electrical installation 48 5,625 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 48 16,448 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 39 4,684 86900 - Other human health activities 36 8,465 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 29 6,591 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 7,199 41100 - Development of building projects 26 8,637 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 25 4,332 49410 - Freight transport by road 25 5,834 7487 - Other business activities 24 7,556 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 24 5,062 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 86210 - General medical practice activities 23 4,062
Recent Companies
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