Preston, Lancashire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Preston when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Preston when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Preston when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Preston when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Preston when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 575 companies were registered in Preston during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Preston UK 2015 575 161,156 2014 509 150,722 % change 13.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Preston when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Preston when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 164 183 228 New companies in 2014 164 151 194 % change 0.0% 21.2% 17.5% Record Year 2013 (169) 2012 (184) 2015 (228)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 317 companies were dissolved in Preston during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Preston UK 2015 317 89,523 2014 299 82,370 % change 6.0% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Preston when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 75 104 138 Closed companies in 2014 101 95 103 % change -25.7% 9.5% 34% Record Year 2011 (121) 2015 (104) 2009 (201)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Preston during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 258 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Preston UK 2015 258 71,633 2014 210 68,352 Record Year 2015 (258) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Preston when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 89 79 90 Net growth in 2014 63 56 91 Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (108) 2003 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Preston formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Preston 2015 0.4% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -1.9% 11.6% 7.1% Record Year 1974 (0.8%) 1931 (1.3%) 1997 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Preston was in 2007 when 32.9% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Preston in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NW) 1.24% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PRESTON 1.14% PROPERTY 2.72% ENGINEERING 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.80% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTIES 0.69% TRADING 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% ELECTRICAL 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.69% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.59% CO., 1.58% J 0.55% J 1.55% TRADING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% M 0.52% BUSINESS 1.49% ENERGY 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% TRANSPORT 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% (PRESTON) 0.48% BUILDING 1.31% SECURITY 0.45% IT 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.45% MEDIA 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.45% M 1.27%
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 883 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 184 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 168 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 144 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 116 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 30,825 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 65 9,080 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,862 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 41 8,607 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 41 11,600 86900 - Other human health activities 38 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 19,098 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 37 10,200 56302 - Public houses and bars 37 6,355 41100 - Development of building projects 36 11,863 49410 - Freight transport by road 34 12,485 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 9,651 86210 - General medical practice activities 31 4,793 43210 - Electrical installation 30 6,139 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 29 7,797
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09464897 BARNACRE PROPERTIES LTD 02 Mar 2015 09464931 DOBRE POLSKIE SMAKI LTD 02 Mar 2015 09471013 FMP CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09471317 SM RAPIDO LTD 04 Mar 2015 OC398716 ESGLI2015 LLP 10 Mar 2015 09481527 IP CORPORATE ENTERPRISES LTD 10 Mar 2015 09485704 CHILINGIROV DELIVERY LTD 12 Mar 2015 09489133 THINK YOU LTD 13 Mar 2015 09494686 CHAIN MARKETING UK LTD 17 Mar 2015 09496988 MJ CARPETS&FLOORING LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09500965 BELL VALE FOODS LTD 20 Mar 2015 09506781 STEPS RECRUITMENT LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09507003 DOWNHAM FOOD STORE LTD 24 Mar 2015 09508486 MCAR ENTERPRISE LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09513850 PREMIER CAR SALES LTD 27 Mar 2015 09518124 TRADE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09465327 PLOTIST LTD 02 Mar 2015 09471785 COMMUNITY LIFE CHOICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09476137 GREGOIRE PARKER LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09477655 GH DELIVERIES LTD 09 Mar 2015 09481081 GW BRANDS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09481759 MJH COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09485960 BEST DRESSED GUEST LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09488147 CLICK ONLINE LTD 13 Mar 2015 09488520 AA PROPERTY SERVICES (NW) LTD 13 Mar 2015
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