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

  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 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)PlymouthUK
    2010233101,492
    200919394,671
    % change20.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (233) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010757583
    New companies in 2009647356
    % change17.2%2.7%48.2%
    Record Year2010 (75)2003 (84)2010 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PlymouthUK
    201015487,705
    2009221159,401
    % change-30.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010486145
    Closed companies in 2009647186
    % change-25.0%-14.1%-48%
    Record Year2009 (64)2008 (87)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PlymouthUK
    20107913,787
    2009-28-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (131) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010271438
    Net growth in 200902-30
    Record Year2008 (61)2003 (61)2002 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change9.0%-6.8%42.1%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLYMOUTH2.97%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.13%CONSULTING4.99%
    WEST1.83%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SOUTH1.52%PROPERTY2.38%
    (SW)1.52%TRADING2.04%
    (SOUTH1.14%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    WEST)1.14%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.99%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MARINE0.84%BUSINESS1.80%
    (PLYMOUTH)0.84%MEDIA1.75%
    BUILDING0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.84%LONDON1.59%
    M0.76%ENGINEERING1.59%
    COMMUNITY0.76%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENGINEERING0.68%CARE1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.68%J1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%GLOBAL1.42%
    MAINTENANCE0.61%IT1.35%
    CIC0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTING0.61%BUILDING1.32%
    HOME0.61%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%M1.28%
    SECURITY0.53%SYSTEMS1.26%
    D0.53%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied321202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11769,802
    9999 - Dormant Company3521,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2625,053
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1813,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1714,940
    5540 - Bars172,208
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified167,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified166,460
    43210 - Electrical installation162,747
    7499 - Non-trading company1513,408
    70100 - Activities of head offices142,768
    86900 - Other human health activities133,361
    41100 - Development of building projects133,688
    4534 - Other building installation122,623
    5530 - Restaurants125,181
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract122,472
    9305 - Other service activities129,454

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07313752 D.J.S.C LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07313186 SKATETRAMPS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07301531 BIKESPACE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 01 Jul 2010
    07301050 MOUNT WISE ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07321287 THE SOUTH WITH SCOTT PROJECT LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07321110 38 ALEXANDRA ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07304011 PASSION BOUDOIR LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07329471 JUST CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07321879 VALUE PARKING GROUP LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07319771 IZAR FILMS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07315408 SIMON DAMPIER WALKER LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07301610 CC (SOUTH WEST) LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07329632 FOUR SEASONS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07323146 VOODOO LOUNGE LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322251 K NICHOLLS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07320696 NICHOLLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07309548 COGNIVITY LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07305026 MAYFLOWER (2011) LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07306358 COURIER2U LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07303489 TAMAR STAFFING LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07328902 PLYMOUTH DEMOLITION SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07311907 GAMMARAY CREATIVE LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07325413 BEST FABRICATIONS LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07323925 PRIORY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321991 TOGSLODGE (SW) LIMITED 21 Jul 2010