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.

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 (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)PrestonUK
    2013435132,684
    2012428118,868
    % change1.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (435) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013153137145
    New companies in 2012137129162
    % change11.7%6.2%-10.5%
    Record Year2003 (208)2003 (140)2012 (162)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    201336386,170
    201227375,908
    % change33.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (427) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013116102145
    Closed companies in 2012998391
    % change17.2%22.9%59%
    Record Year2009 (119)2008 (193)2009 (198)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PrestonUK
    20137246,514
    201215542,960
    Record Year 2006 (189) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201337350
    Net growth in 2012384671
    Record Year2003 (135)2003 (87)2002 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change0.0%-2.6%-21.5%
    Record Year1936 (0.7%)2002 (0.5%)2002 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.49%CONSULTING5.27%
    J1.06%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PRESTON0.98%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.90%PROPERTY2.53%
    (NW)0.83%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.83%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%LONDON1.79%
    CARE0.71%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTY0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    M0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRADING0.63%CARE1.64%
    BUSINESS0.59%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PARK0.51%GLOBAL1.59%
    LEGAL0.51%J1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.51%MEDIA1.54%
    LANCASHIRE0.51%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CENTRE0.51%IT1.39%
    CAR0.47%M1.25%
    PROPERTIES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUILDING0.47%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    S0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    D0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied843260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18654,854
    99999 - Dormant Company17446,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11925,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10334,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6826,675
    43210 - Electrical installation495,724
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4217,715
    74990 - Non-trading company4214,228
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles404,955
    86900 - Other human health activities339,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet328,475
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified317,590
    41100 - Development of building projects309,271
    43320 - Joinery installation282,030
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,104
    86210 - General medical practice activities273,922
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities266,979
    56302 - Public houses and bars255,437
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate258,312

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08637818 UKSTAFFSOLUTION LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08639010 BLUEMEN FINANCIALS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08645124 MELISSA MAUDSLEY LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08649391 LOOP CLOTHING LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08650058 OFFICE ROUTINE LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08666765 BEDA LEISURE LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08666870 RAINKAL LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08641715 MEDIUS VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08643573 JBD PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645420 ULTIMAKER (GB) LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645431 ALWAYS EARLY LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08648763 PIG PROFIT LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648846 FY FITNESS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08650599 4T VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08652447 WS ASSOCIATES LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08654352 INTER-RIG SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08660179 MOWGLI STREET FOOD LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08664191 CHRIS HUDSON LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08665750 CIRCA MANCHESTER LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08666552 JG MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08666965 RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08669025 MANDALAY PROPERTY PARTNERS LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08654662 JOHNROSE ROOFING LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08662335 JOSHUA & JACOB LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08663816 HEYHOUSES 2 LTD 27 Aug 2013