Devon
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,354 companies were registered in Devon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Devon UK 2012 1,354 131,491 2011 1,122 116,391 % change 20.7% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (1,405) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 360 454 540 New companies in 2011 318 368 436 % change 13.2% 23.4% 23.9% Record Year 2003 (404) 2006 (479) 2003 (551)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 602 companies were dissolved in Devon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Devon UK 2012 602 67,576 2011 829 90,986 % change -27.4% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (861) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 208 210 184 Closed companies in 2011 325 189 315 % change -36.0% 11.1% -42% Record Year 2011 (325) 2010 (269) 2009 (495)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Devon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 752 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Devon UK 2012 752 63,915 2011 293 25,405 Record Year 2003 (1,047) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 152 244 356 Net growth in 2011 -7 179 121 Record Year 2003 (261) 2006 (343) 2003 (444)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Devon formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Devon 2012 1.0% 2011 1.0% 2010 1.0% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% % change -2.9% 5.5% 15.9% Record Year 1966 (1.8%) 1961 (1.8%) 1963 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Devon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.1% of all director appointments in Devon in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.75% CONSULTING 5.07% DEVON 1.68% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SOUTH 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.30% WEST 1.41% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.26% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTING 1.26% DESIGN 1.93% (SW) 1.14% ENGINEERING 1.86% PLYMOUTH 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% BUSINESS 1.73% SOLAR 0.85% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.76% LONDON 1.66% M 0.72% J 1.54% TRAINING 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRADING 0.70% GLOBAL 1.50% BUILDING 0.70% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.69% CARE 1.34% HOUSE 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.31% J 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUSINESS 0.67% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.63% BUILDING 1.24% SECURITY 0.63% ENERGY 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.63% S 1.20% TRUST 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,560 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 375 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 245 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 222 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 152 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 150 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 108 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 107 9,892 41100 - Development of building projects 98 4,984 98000 - Residents property management 93 3,050 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 80 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 76 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 72 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 71 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 70 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 69 12,113 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 68 3,931 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 65 14,303 43210 - Electrical installation 65 3,573 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 64 4,427
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07898401 STRETCHING HORIZONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899264 LADY MOJO LTD 05 Jan 2012 07902369 UNLIMITED CHURCH 09 Jan 2012 07902730 HOPE SOLAR PARK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902743 FOUR BURROWS SOLAR PARK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902749 PEMBREY CENTRAL SOLAR PARK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902754 GREENROCK SOLAR LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902761 RUDBAXTON SOLAR PARK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07904586 CALIBRE CONSTRUCTION (SW) LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07919980 COPPS LTD 23 Jan 2012 07904832 IL BUSINESS DI BIO LTD 10 Jan 2012 07907779 OVER BIGGS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07909306 REFLECTED EYE MEDIA LTD 13 Jan 2012 07927710 AL SHAMARY LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07896883 DEBRA HOLLAND LTD 04 Jan 2012 07923394 WENDY'S COFFEE SHOP LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07923975 STAGE & SEE LTD. 25 Jan 2012 07929791 MY HART CANYON MUSIC LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07895309 CLUB CARS TAXIS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07905523 C G H BUILDING SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2012 07905857 CHARLOTTE COURT (CREDITON) LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07907350 P & E JORDAN LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07929434 ABSOLUTE WEB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07919125 SIDGARD CONSULTANTS LTD 23 Jan 2012 07901726 FRIENDS OF ST CLARES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
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