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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Plymouth UK 2011 274 114,512 2010 233 101,492 % change 17.6% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (274) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 83 103 88 New companies in 2010 75 75 83 % change 10.7% 37.3% 6.0% Record Year 2011 (83) 2011 (103) 2011 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Plymouth UK 2011 125 72,230 2010 154 87,705 % change -18.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 44 43 38 Closed companies in 2010 48 61 45 % change -8.3% -29.5% -16% Record Year 2009 (64) 2008 (87) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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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) Plymouth UK 2011 149 42,282 2010 79 13,787 Record Year 2011 (149) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 39 60 50 Net growth in 2010 27 14 38 Record Year 2008 (61) 2003 (61) 2002 (52)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 1.3% 15.6% -4.2% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%) 1964 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLYMOUTH 2.40% CONSULTING 5.11% (SW) 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 0.97% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 0.91% TRADING 2.06% WEST 0.91% DESIGN 1.94% CIC 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SOUTH 0.84% BUSINESS 1.82% ELECTRICAL 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MAINTENANCE 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.74% CARE 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% DEVON 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (PLYMOUTH) 0.78% LONDON 1.63% TRADING 0.71% J 1.47% PLUMBING 0.71% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTING 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMUNITY 0.65% CARE 1.42% HOLDINGS 0.65% IT 1.38% CENTRE 0.58% BUILDING 1.30% GLOBAL 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.28% M 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRUST 0.58% M 1.25% HOUSE 0.52% ENERGY 1.22% SECURITY 0.52% TRAINING 1.21% R 0.52% S 1.21%
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 355 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 104 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 42 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 15,760 43210 - Electrical installation 20 2,938 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,697 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 10,018 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 6,321 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,551 5540 - Bars 16 2,379 4534 - Other building installation 14 2,443 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 13 10,525 5530 - Restaurants 12 5,640 4533 - Plumbing 12 1,565 93199 - Other sports activities 12 1,510 7020 - Letting of own property 11 1,806 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 2,929
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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