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
New Company Registrations
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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) Devon UK 2012 1,080 118,868 2011 1,131 114,512 % change -4.5% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (1,240) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 394 339 347 New companies in 2011 351 403 377 % change 12.3% -15.9% -8.0% Record Year 2003 (470) 2011 (403) 2003 (390)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Devon UK 2012 715 74,772 2011 620 72,230 % change 15.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,077) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 268 247 200 Closed companies in 2011 230 224 166 % change 16.5% 10.3% 20% Record Year 2012 (268) 2008 (518) 2009 (519)
Net Company Growth
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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) Devon UK 2012 365 44,096 2011 511 42,282 Record Year 2003 (792) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 126 92 147 Net growth in 2011 121 179 211 Record Year 2003 (290) 2003 (259) 2002 (328)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.9% 2011 1.0% 2010 1.0% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% % change 0.8% -15.2% -9.0% Record Year 1961 (2.6%) 1969 (2.0%) 1963 (2.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.69% CONSULTING 5.06% DEVON 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.77% SOUTH 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.29% WEST 1.27% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSULTING 1.20% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.13% DESIGN 1.87% (SW) 1.08% ASSOCIATES 1.83% PLYMOUTH 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.88% BUSINESS 1.72% J 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUILDING 0.75% MEDIA 1.68% ELECTRICAL 0.70% LONDON 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.70% J 1.55% MEDIA 0.66% GLOBAL 1.54% DESIGN 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.47% SOLAR 0.63% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.34% C 0.61% CARE 1.32% CARE 0.61% M 1.27% M 0.61% BUILDING 1.22% BUSINESS 0.59% ENTERPRISES 1.21% COMMUNITY 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PARK 0.56% S 1.17% WEST) 0.56% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,620 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 354 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 341 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 229 28,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 160 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 156 14,809 41100 - Development of building projects 150 7,545 98000 - Residents property management 126 4,205 62090 - Other information technology service activities 109 11,950 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 107 21,969 7487 - Other business activities 107 16,361 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 100 6,008 43210 - Electrical installation 95 5,151 74990 - Non-trading company 93 13,641 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 92 6,519 56101 - Licensed restaurants 87 6,004 86900 - Other human health activities 82 7,550 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 81 4,568 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 78 3,880 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 76 5,760
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08129725 D G S (UK) LTD 04 Jul 2012 08130374 SMILE DENT LTD 04 Jul 2012 08136605 NORTHCOTT CLEANING SERVICES LTD 10 Jul 2012 08139485 CURZON 2012 (1) LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08156170 VITREE LTD 25 Jul 2012 08157901 LIFTING MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD 26 Jul 2012 08130690 EAGLE ONE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08135594 ANDERSON PROPERTY SPECIALISTS LTD 09 Jul 2012 08135733 INAYAH AHMED LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08142322 CLUBWALL LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08143056 WATERSIDE BLOCK 13 LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08150311 EDSON TIGER TRAINING LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08155241 THE BROUCOUR GROUP LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08135619 MANOR MEWS (EXETER) LTD 09 Jul 2012 08143464 ECO GREEN SUPPLIES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08145296 FORWARD TOGETHER LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08158634 ASSET SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT C.I.C. 26 Jul 2012 08162604 KDR (FORDER VALLEY) LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08134446 PETER BERTRAM HORACE GUNDRY CARERS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08136141 RYBEN LTD 10 Jul 2012 08143220 BRODY FORBES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08145612 SMART BUILD SUPPLIES LTD 17 Jul 2012 08152508 HIMMEL LTD 23 Jul 2012 08128558 JOHN WHEELER C.A. LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08139392 SOUTH WEST SPLITZ LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
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