Devon

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Devon when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,080 companies were registered in Devon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DevonUK
    20121,080118,868
    20111,131114,512
    % change-4.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (1,240) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012394339347
    New companies in 2011351403377
    % change12.3%-15.9%-8.0%
    Record Year2003 (470)2011 (403)2003 (390)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 715 companies were dissolved in Devon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DevonUK
    201271574,772
    201162072,230
    % change15.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,077) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Devon when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012268247200
    Closed companies in 2011230224166
    % change16.5%10.3%20%
    Record Year2012 (268)2008 (518)2009 (519)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Devon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 365 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DevonUK
    201236544,096
    201151142,282
    Record Year 2003 (792) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201212692147
    Net growth in 2011121179211
    Record Year2003 (290)2003 (259)2002 (328)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Devon formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Devon
    20120.9%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20091.0%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (1.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.0%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%1.0%1.0%
    % change0.8%-15.2%-9.0%
    Record Year1961 (2.6%)1969 (2.0%)1963 (2.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Devon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Devon in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.69%CONSULTING5.06%
    DEVON1.61%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    SOUTH1.34%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    WEST1.27%PROPERTY2.36%
    CONSULTING1.20%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.13%DESIGN1.87%
    (SW)1.08%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    PLYMOUTH0.95%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%BUSINESS1.72%
    J0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.75%MEDIA1.68%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%LONDON1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.70%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.66%GLOBAL1.54%
    DESIGN0.65%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    SOLAR0.63%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    C0.61%CARE1.32%
    CARE0.61%M1.27%
    M0.61%BUILDING1.22%
    BUSINESS0.59%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    COMMUNITY0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PARK0.56%S1.17%
    WEST)0.56%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,620228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified35450,446
    99999 - Dormant Company34137,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22928,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16020,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15614,809
    41100 - Development of building projects1507,545
    98000 - Residents property management1264,205
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10911,950
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10721,969
    7487 - Other business activities10716,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1006,008
    43210 - Electrical installation955,151
    74990 - Non-trading company9313,641
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate926,519
    56101 - Licensed restaurants876,004
    86900 - Other human health activities827,550
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets814,568
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation783,880
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet765,760

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166396 DELIVERIES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08180897 PURITY BOUTIQUE SPA LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08186154 SURF MONASTERY LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08193457 JRA MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08194692 R J S (GB) LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08196785 TOZERS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08171529 JOULE BIKES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08189877 ELEMENTAL DIGEST LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195930 THE DAILY (UK) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08198069 CELESTIAL GOLD HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08177962 THE EDWARDIAN LAUNCH COMPANY LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08168446 GIFFT CONSULTING LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08179187 BARC ARCHITECTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181985 LEWD MANOR LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08184569 SILENTIUM ESTATES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08188628 CFB SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08192053 J D DECORS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08165615 RICHARD JONES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08176902 INDULGE HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179016 OKIE DOKIE FOODS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08193198 PALMERA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08197063 LUGG LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08193677 JT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08165189 RPM VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08173972 OUR BAKERY NUMBER TWO GARDEN LTD 09 Aug 2012