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Devon

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)DevonUK
    20121,354131,491
    20111,122116,391
    % change20.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (1,405) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012360454540
    New companies in 2011318368436
    % change13.2%23.4%23.9%
    Record Year2003 (404)2006 (479)2003 (551)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DevonUK
    201260267,576
    201182990,986
    % change-27.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (861) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012208210184
    Closed companies in 2011325189315
    % change-36.0%11.1%-42%
    Record Year2011 (325)2010 (269)2009 (495)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DevonUK
    201275263,915
    201129325,405
    Record Year 2003 (1,047) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012152244356
    Net growth in 2011-7179121
    Record Year2003 (261)2006 (343)2003 (444)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.0%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20091.0%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.9%1.0%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%1.0%1.0%
    % change-2.9%5.5%15.9%
    Record Year1966 (1.8%)1961 (1.8%)1963 (2.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.75%CONSULTING5.07%
    DEVON1.68%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    SOUTH1.50%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    WEST1.41%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.26%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTING1.26%DESIGN1.93%
    (SW)1.14%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PLYMOUTH0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARE0.85%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%BUSINESS1.73%
    SOLAR0.85%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.76%LONDON1.66%
    M0.72%J1.54%
    TRAINING0.70%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADING0.70%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUILDING0.70%IT1.40%
    MEDIA0.69%CARE1.34%
    HOUSE0.69%PROPERTIES1.31%
    J0.67%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUSINESS0.67%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.63%BUILDING1.24%
    SECURITY0.63%ENERGY1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%S1.20%
    TRUST0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,560216,665
    7487 - Other business activities37552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24535,233
    99999 - Dormant Company22225,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15219,704
    9999 - Dormant Company15018,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10813,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1079,892
    41100 - Development of building projects984,984
    98000 - Residents property management933,050
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering805,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities768,145
    7499 - Non-trading company729,102
    74990 - Non-trading company719,729
    9305 - Other service activities708,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6912,113
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified683,931
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6514,303
    43210 - Electrical installation653,573
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate644,427

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07899264 LADY MOJO LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07900483 KIPEOPLE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07902757 CORTON FARM SOLAR PARK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902793 WARLEIGH BARTON SOLAR PARK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07916452 SOURCE SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07926208 G W PROPERTIES (DEVON) LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07929225 C T LANDSCAPES LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07904832 IL BUSINESS DI BIO LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07906242 ROUNDSWELL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07914148 TRESAITH HEALTHCARE LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07920687 WESTERN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07925813 PHOENIX CARAVAN SALES LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07927710 AL SHAMARY LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    OC371214 OTB EVELING LLP 06 Jan 2012
    07920995 WHITE HORSE CAFE LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07896883 DEBRA HOLLAND LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07900232 BOWKNAPP LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07923975 STAGE & SEE LTD. 25 Jan 2012
    07928680 REACT BRANDS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07905111 STEVE BROOK HAULAGE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07909844 SOUTH WEST GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07909955 BURGUNDY WINE LANGUAGE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07895309 CLUB CARS TAXIS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896326 QUEST INNS LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07902863 AVERY WILDE COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jan 2012