Plymouth, Devon
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 233 companies were registered in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Plymouth UK 2010 233 101,492 2009 193 94,671 % change 20.7% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (233) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 75 75 83 New companies in 2009 64 73 56 % change 17.2% 2.7% 48.2% Record Year 2010 (75) 2003 (84) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 30.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Plymouth UK 2010 154 87,705 2009 221 159,401 % change -30.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 48 61 45 Closed companies in 2009 64 71 86 % change -25.0% -14.1% -48% Record Year 2009 (64) 2008 (87) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Plymouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 79 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Plymouth UK 2010 79 13,787 2009 -28 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (131) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 27 14 38 Net growth in 2009 0 2 -30 Record Year 2008 (61) 2003 (61) 2002 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Plymouth 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 9.0% -6.8% 42.1% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%) 1964 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Plymouth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLYMOUTH 2.97% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.13% CONSULTING 4.99% WEST 1.83% CONSULTANCY 3.12% SOUTH 1.52% PROPERTY 2.38% (SW) 1.52% TRADING 2.04% (SOUTH 1.14% ASSOCIATES 2.01% WEST) 1.14% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% MARINE 0.84% BUSINESS 1.80% (PLYMOUTH) 0.84% MEDIA 1.75% BUILDING 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.84% LONDON 1.59% M 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.59% COMMUNITY 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENGINEERING 0.68% CARE 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.68% J 1.44% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.68% GLOBAL 1.42% MAINTENANCE 0.61% IT 1.35% CIC 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTING 0.61% BUILDING 1.32% HOME 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSULTANCY 0.61% M 1.28% SECURITY 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.26% D 0.53% S 1.24%
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 321 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 117 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 35 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,072 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 7,634 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 14,940 5540 - Bars 17 2,208 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,767 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 6,460 43210 - Electrical installation 16 2,747 7499 - Non-trading company 15 13,408 70100 - Activities of head offices 14 2,768 86900 - Other human health activities 13 3,361 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,688 4534 - Other building installation 12 2,623 5530 - Restaurants 12 5,181 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 12 2,472 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,454
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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