Plymouth, Devon
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Plymouth when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Plymouth when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 309 companies were registered in Plymouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Plymouth UK 2012 309 131,491 2011 276 116,391 % change 12.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (309) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 94 89 126 New companies in 2011 70 99 107 % change 34.3% -10.1% 17.8% Record Year 2012 (94) 2011 (99) 2012 (126)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Plymouth UK 2012 122 67,576 2011 187 90,987 % change -34.8% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (187) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 43 41 38 Closed companies in 2011 79 49 59 % change -45.6% -16.3% -36% Record Year 2011 (79) 2010 (52) 2009 (77)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Plymouth when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Plymouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 187 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Plymouth UK 2012 187 63,915 2011 89 25,404 Record Year 2012 (187) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Plymouth when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Plymouth when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 51 48 88 Net growth in 2011 -9 50 48 Record Year 2012 (51) 2007 (63) 2012 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Plymouth 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 15.2% -23.1% 10.1% Record Year 1974 (0.6%) 1961 (0.9%) 1963 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Plymouth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.5% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLYMOUTH 2.88% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (SW) 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.30% WEST 1.35% PROPERTY 2.37% SOUTH 1.29% TRADING 2.07% (PLYMOUTH) 1.16% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PLUMBING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MEDIA 0.67% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTING 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SECURITY 0.67% LONDON 1.66% BUILDING 0.67% J 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% R 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% CIC 0.61% IT 1.40% M 0.61% CARE 1.34% TRAINING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOUSE 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.55% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.55% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTY 0.55% ENERGY 1.20% G 0.55% S 1.20% HEATING 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 412 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 86 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 56 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 36 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,704 43210 - Electrical installation 27 3,573 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,892 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,984 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 4,427 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 3,228 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 5,169 5540 - Bars 14 1,978 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 4,132 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 3,448 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 2,693 7499 - Non-trading company 13 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 12 5,066 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,303
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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