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Plymouth, Devon

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 274 companies were registered in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PlymouthUK
    2011274114,512
    2010233101,492
    % change17.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (274) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20118310388
    New companies in 2010757583
    % change10.7%37.3%6.0%
    Record Year2011 (83)2011 (103)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PlymouthUK
    201112572,230
    201015487,705
    % change-18.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011444338
    Closed companies in 2010486145
    % change-8.3%-29.5%-16%
    Record Year2009 (64)2008 (87)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Plymouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 149 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PlymouthUK
    201114942,282
    20107913,787
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011396050
    Net growth in 2010271438
    Record Year2008 (61)2003 (61)2002 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Plymouth
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change1.3%15.6%-4.2%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    31.3% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLYMOUTH2.40%CONSULTING5.11%
    (SW)1.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.91%TRADING2.06%
    WEST0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    CIC0.84%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SOUTH0.84%BUSINESS1.82%
    ELECTRICAL0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MAINTENANCE0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CARE0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    DEVON0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (PLYMOUTH)0.78%LONDON1.63%
    TRADING0.71%J1.47%
    PLUMBING0.71%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTING0.65%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMUNITY0.65%CARE1.42%
    HOLDINGS0.65%IT1.38%
    CENTRE0.58%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.58%PROPERTIES1.28%
    M0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRUST0.58%M1.25%
    HOUSE0.52%ENERGY1.22%
    SECURITY0.52%TRAINING1.21%
    R0.52%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10465,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4329,245
    9999 - Dormant Company4222,587
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2315,760
    43210 - Electrical installation202,938
    41100 - Development of building projects183,697
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1710,018
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,321
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,551
    5540 - Bars162,379
    4534 - Other building installation142,443
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,543
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    5530 - Restaurants125,640
    4533 - Plumbing121,565
    93199 - Other sports activities121,510
    7020 - Letting of own property111,806
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis112,929

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690920 ANTON SHAW COMPETITION CARS LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07695327 ACCESS PLYMOUTH LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07704895 THE MAYFLOWER 2020 COMPANY 14 Jul 2011
    07713812 CHRIS DAVEY CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07719646 CENWALL LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07690906 IMPACT RUGBY MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07704514 WISHFUL THINKING COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07709080 VELO-SMITH LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07719530 BRIDGE TRAINING INTL LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07720937 KERNOW PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07691281 BIZINTERIMS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07700682 TIAN MA TRADING LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07703256 MUTLEY ENTERPRISES LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704628 JONES & WYATT LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07706421 CONDY MATHIAS ELDERCARE LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07713576 SAILORS GRAVE TATTOO STUDIO LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07719230 DIANE YATES SOCIAL CARE LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07720048 MAP DECORATING LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07717589 VICEROY MARITIME LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719114 DAVID EVANS (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07714330 CLARITY COPIERS (WEST DEVON) LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07716140 TREMACO LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07707590 CLEAN AS U LIKE LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07717655 LEYDENE CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07715972 ONXY LTD 25 Jul 2011