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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