Preston, Lancashire
Q3 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.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 435 companies were registered in Preston during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Preston UK 2013 435 132,684 2012 428 118,868 % change 1.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (435) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 153 137 145 New companies in 2012 137 129 162 % change 11.7% 6.2% -10.5% Record Year 2003 (208) 2003 (140) 2012 (162)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 363 companies were dissolved in Preston during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Preston UK 2013 363 86,170 2012 273 75,908 % change 33.0% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 116 102 145 Closed companies in 2012 99 83 91 % change 17.2% 22.9% 59% Record Year 2009 (119) 2008 (193) 2009 (198)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Preston during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 72 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Preston UK 2013 72 46,514 2012 155 42,960 Record Year 2006 (189) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 37 35 0 Net growth in 2012 38 46 71 Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (87) 2002 (138)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Preston formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Preston 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 0.0% -2.6% -21.5% Record Year 1936 (0.7%) 2002 (0.5%) 2002 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Preston was in 2007 when 32.6% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Preston in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.49% CONSULTING 5.27% J 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PRESTON 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.90% PROPERTY 2.53% (NW) 0.83% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.75% LONDON 1.79% CARE 0.71% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% M 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTING 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRADING 0.63% CARE 1.64% BUSINESS 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PARK 0.51% GLOBAL 1.59% LEGAL 0.51% J 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.51% MEDIA 1.54% LANCASHIRE 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ENTERPRISES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.45% CENTRE 0.51% IT 1.39% CAR 0.47% M 1.25% PROPERTIES 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.47% BUILDING 1.19% CONSULTANTS 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% S 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% D 0.43% TRAINING 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 843 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 186 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 174 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 119 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 103 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 68 26,675 43210 - Electrical installation 49 5,724 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,228 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 40 4,955 86900 - Other human health activities 33 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 32 8,475 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,590 41100 - Development of building projects 30 9,271 43320 - Joinery installation 28 2,030 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 9,104 86210 - General medical practice activities 27 3,922 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 26 6,979 56302 - Public houses and bars 25 5,437 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 8,312
Recent Companies
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