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

  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 (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)PrestonUK
    2013469134,802
    2012461131,491
    % change1.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (469) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013169134166
    New companies in 2012128184149
    % change32.0%-27.2%11.4%
    Record Year2013 (169)2012 (184)2003 (191)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    201326677,914
    201230067,576
    % change-11.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131148171
    Closed companies in 20129893109
    % change16.3%-12.9%-35%
    Record Year2011 (121)2008 (101)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    201320356,888
    201216163,915
    Record Year 2007 (216) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013555395
    Net growth in 2012309140
    Record Year2003 (89)2003 (108)2003 (142)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change18.3%-27.7%15.2%
    Record Year1974 (0.8%)1931 (1.3%)1997 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.84%CONSULTING5.18%
    PRESTON1.31%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    J0.94%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%PROPERTY2.44%
    (NW)0.78%TRADING2.06%
    M0.73%DESIGN1.79%
    BUSINESS0.73%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%BUSINESS1.77%
    CARE0.69%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ENGINEERING0.65%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CENTRE0.65%MEDIA1.63%
    WEST0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    DESIGN0.61%J1.56%
    BUILDING0.57%CARE1.46%
    GLOBAL0.57%IT1.43%
    LANCASHIRE0.57%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    NORTH0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    (PRESTON)0.53%M1.25%
    TRADING0.53%BUILDING1.21%
    JOINERY0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MARKETING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CONSULTING0.53%TRAINING1.17%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied806249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17754,531
    99999 - Dormant Company15243,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11123,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10832,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6324,894
    74990 - Non-trading company5114,129
    43210 - Electrical installation485,625
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4816,448
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles394,684
    86900 - Other human health activities368,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities296,591
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet277,199
    41100 - Development of building projects268,637
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation254,332
    49410 - Freight transport by road255,834
    7487 - Other business activities247,556
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified245,062
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,664
    86210 - General medical practice activities234,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08430780 NADA POSTAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08433702 ANDY REDMAN LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08435034 PRESTON TANDOORI LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436912 LPP UK AUTO REFINISH SUPPLIES LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08440273 THROGET LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08446868 BUAFRO UNITED COMPANY LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08452298 AMROZ LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08458055 TONY HEREFORD QA SERVICES LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08458241 LEAVER INVESTMENTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459017 MEDICAL CARE SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08426619 JAMILA PATEL LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426642 SIRI LOCUM LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08441450 DANMARK EQUITY LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08442109 CONCEPT LANDSCAPES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08448602 ALPHA LOCKS LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08451450 HOGS HEAD PROMOTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08457173 ADR MEDIATION & TRAINING C.I.C. 22 Mar 2013
    08458080 BAKO SOUTH EASTERN LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08460486 OCCASIONAL CATERING LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461181 STEPHEN HOLLAND LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461353 BARBICAN SECURITY LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08462320 PENCILIATUS MEDIA LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463969 KA DRIVING SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08425921 ADRAME LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426432 ADVANCE COMMERCIALS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013