Latest figures show that Lancashire now has more than 70,000 companies located in the county for the first time.
At the end of June 2017, 70,214 businesses were registered according to company secretarial software specialists Inform Direct, based on statistics from Companies House and the Office of National Statistics.
Leading the way were Preston with 8,768, Fylde with 7,708 and Blackburn with Darwen with 7,051.
These positive figures follow on from Lancashire enjoying a record year for new business during 2016 when 10,600 were registered in the county compared to 10,080 in 2015.
This gave an increase of 4.6% in the total number of companies at the end of 2016 –68,241 versus 65,240 at the end of 2015.
John Korchak, Director of Operations at Inform Direct said: “Lancashire had an impressive year in 2016 which has continued into 2017, passing the 70,000 milestone for the first time in its history. This shows that it offers a positive environment for business – both in terms of new start-ups and existing companies.”
Inform Direct’s award-winning company secretarial software, which helps users throughout the life of their business, currently supports more than 50,000 companies.
