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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08592373 ACE RINGWAY TAXIS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08594679 TOPCOAT PLASTERING LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08595304 CHRYSALIS PSYCHOTHERAPY LIMITED 03 Jul 2013 08597569 JOHN BRETHERTON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08597915 ALAN DICKINSON LTD 04 Jul 2013 08600587 PENNY BLACK MEDIA LIMITED 08 Jul 2013 08606791 ADOLEY LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08615593 ABILITY 365 LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08618257 D WHITFIELD MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD 22 Jul 2013 08618752 AUTOCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08619604 MELLORCROMB LTD 22 Jul 2013 08622375 PIZZAA HOUSE LTD 24 Jul 2013 08625891 I & D CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08627345 MIKE LAWS LTD 29 Jul 2013 08591675 PACINO'S (UK) LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08593338 THE LEYLAND LUNCHBOX LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08594007 HASTIE RAIL LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08594571 YACHT CREW LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08598666 RELIANCE MEDICS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08599650 CALCIU FLORIN LTD 05 Jul 2013 08602292 TRUTH DANCE COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08607841 PILOT BUDDY LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08609161 BBDL LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08616939 SPEARE LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08624337 PHOENIX CARPET WAREHOUSE LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
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