Barnstaple, Devon
2010 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnstaple when compared to any previous Q4.
- November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnstaple when compared to any previous November.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 123 companies were formed in Barnstaple in 2010. This total is 14.0% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.
Year Barnstaple UK 2010 123 400,358 2009 143 362,675 2008 147 349,203 2007 173 457,649 2006 176 405,440 Record Year 2003 (250) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 54 companies were formed in Barnstaple. This figure is 14.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.
The highest total for a second half year in Barnstaple occurred in 2003 when a total of 130 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barnstaple UK 2010 54 196,609 2009 63 180,654 % change -14.3% 8.8% Record Year 2003 (130) 2003 (201,446) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 25 companies were registered in Barnstaple during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Barnstaple UK 2010 25 95,117 2009 29 85,983 % change -13.8% 10.6% Record Year 2003 (68) 2010 (95,117) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2010 8 9 8 New companies in 2009 8 11 10 % change 0.0% -18.2% -20.0% Record Year 2003 (33) 2002 (19) 2003 (17)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Barnstaple in 2010. This total is 15.4% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Barnstaple UK 2010 143 342,232 2009 169 533,773 2008 86 237,901 2007 89 220,295 2006 99 200,166 Record Year 2009 (169) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 66 companies were dissolved in Barnstaple. This figure is 5.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Barnstaple occurred in 2009 when a total of 70 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barnstaple UK 2010 66 164,601 2009 70 244,537 % change -5.7% -32.7% Record Year 2009 (70) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnstaple when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 36 companies were dissolved in Barnstaple during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Barnstaple UK 2010 36 76,896 2009 30 85,136 % change 20.0% -9.7% Record Year 2010 (36) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnstaple when compared to any previous November.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2010 10 22 4 Closed companies in 2009 10 13 7 % change 0.0% 69.2% -43% Record Year 2006 (12) 2010 (22) 2003 (8)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of -20 companies were removed to the company register for Barnstaple in 2010. This number represents decline of 14.0% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.
This number is 6 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Barnstaple company register grew by 193 companies.
Year Barnstaple UK 2010 -20 58,126 2009 -26 -171,098 2008 61 111,302 2007 84 237,354 2006 77 205,274 Record Year 2003 (193) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 the company register for Barnstaple decreased by 12 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barnstaple UK 2010 -12 32,008 2009 -7 -63,883 Record Year 2003 (96) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Net company growth for Barnstaple during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -11 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Barnstaple UK 2010 -11 18,221 2009 -1 847 Record Year 2003 (51) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2010 -2 -13 4 Net growth in 2009 -2 -2 3 Record Year 2003 (30) 2002 (13) 2002 (10)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2010)
In 2010 Barnstaple formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Barnstaple was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Barnstaple 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 Barnstaple formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Barnstaple 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Barnstaple formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Barnstaple 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2009 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% % change -12.5% -26.8% -23.8% Record Year 1968 (0.2%) 1965 (0.2%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2010)
The average age of a director in 2010 was 46.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 47.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 46.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2010)
The record year for female directors in Barnstaple was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Barnstaple in 2010 was 35.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The record second half year for female directors in Barnstaple was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Barnstaple in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Barnstaple was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Barnstaple in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOUTH 1.97% CONSULTING 5.06% DEVON 1.57% MANAGEMENT 5.01% WEST 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.14% D 1.57% PROPERTY 2.36% PROPERTY 1.57% TRADING 2.11% PLUMBING 1.18% ASSOCIATES 1.95% BARNSTAPLE 1.18% DESIGN 1.92% S 1.18% BUSINESS 1.82% NORTH 1.18% CONSTRUCTION 1.82% TARKA 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.76% RESTAURANT 0.79% MEDIA 1.71% FITNESS 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.62% BUILDING 0.79% LONDON 1.60% B 0.79% CARE 1.45% (NORTH 0.79% INVESTMENTS 1.44% SECURITY 0.79% GLOBAL 1.43% AUTO 0.79% J 1.42% DEVON) 0.79% IT 1.41% TRADE 0.79% PROPERTIES 1.34% MY 0.79% INTERNATIONAL 1.34% MANAGEMENT 0.79% BUILDING 1.34% LIVING 0.79% M 1.30% M 0.79% ELECTRICAL 1.25% WILLOW 0.79% SYSTEMS 1.24% SELDONS 0.79% S 1.23%
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 55 199,572 7487 - Other business activities 12 63,348 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 14,505 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 6,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 6,330 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 6 27,550 5530 - Restaurants 5 4,939 99999 - Dormant Company 5 16,285 41100 - Development of building projects 5 3,765 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 5 3,097 9999 - Dormant Company 5 20,144 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 4 8,799 56101 - Licensed restaurants 4 2,446 9305 - Other service activities 4 8,858 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 4 2,854 74990 - Non-trading company 4 8,243 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 4 1,943 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 4 2,127 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 4 2,522 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 3 2,061
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07412438 LIVING WELLS CHURCH TRUST 19 Oct 2010 07399124 STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS (EXETER) LTD 06 Oct 2010 07421935 MAZZARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 28 Oct 2010 07419393 UNITED SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Oct 2010 07405269 AHEADMG LIMITED 12 Oct 2010 07405267 HANDO IT LIMITED 12 Oct 2010 07404213 THE NOBLE PEASANT LIMITED 12 Oct 2010 07394823 PRESLOWE LIMITED 02 Oct 2010