Plymouth, Devon

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 232 companies were registered in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PlymouthUK
    2012232118,868
    2011274114,512
    % change-15.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (274) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012767581
    New companies in 20118310388
    % change-8.4%-27.2%-8.0%
    Record Year2011 (83)2011 (103)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 36.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PlymouthUK
    201217074,772
    201112572,230
    % change36.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012606149
    Closed companies in 2011444338
    % change36.4%41.9%29%
    Record Year2009 (64)2008 (87)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Plymouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 62 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PlymouthUK
    20126244,096
    201114942,282
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012161432
    Net growth in 2011396050
    Record Year2008 (61)2003 (61)2002 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Plymouth
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change-17.8%-26.6%-8.9%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.2% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLYMOUTH3.04%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.88%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (SW)1.46%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    (PLYMOUTH)1.40%PROPERTY2.35%
    WEST1.40%TRADING2.08%
    SOUTH1.28%DESIGN1.87%
    BUILDING1.15%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SECURITY0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTING0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTY0.67%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.61%J1.55%
    TRAINING0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONTRACTORS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%IT1.43%
    MEDIA0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    G0.61%CARE1.32%
    PLUMBING0.61%M1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.61%BUILDING1.22%
    ENGINEERING0.61%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CIC0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRADING0.55%S1.17%
    CENTRE0.55%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied665331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company6125,035
    7487 - Other business activities5835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4333,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,425
    9999 - Dormant Company2512,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified249,891
    43210 - Electrical installation223,387
    41100 - Development of building projects204,965
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis163,160
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing163,093
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation152,607
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate154,294
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,774
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities134,119
    86900 - Other human health activities114,998
    80100 - Private security activities111,272
    56101 - Licenced restaurants112,563
    7499 - Non-trading company106,164

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08132525 ADMIRALTY STREET NEWS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135384 WAVES PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 09 Jul 2012
    08141381 KNIGHTSURPLUS LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08126438 VANDYMAN LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08155881 PALAVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08139899 SLICE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141098 B COLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08125950 EXPANSIVE IDEAS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127653 BITS 4 MOTORBIKES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08128971 COUNSELLING PLUS CIC 03 Jul 2012
    08129667 CENTRELINK MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08130433 NEW HOPE TRADING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132563 MERMAID ENTERPRISES LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135435 LEISUREFIRST LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135844 NRMEC LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08137754 ASSOCIATED BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08140766 M BEER ELECTRICAL & TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08145184 MARI-GLOBAL LTD. 17 Jul 2012
    08155526 A.K.M BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08137142 PARAGONK LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139207 IROSIEM LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08143346 THE ROCK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08145428 BIRMINGHAM BIO POWER LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08127401 TALL TREE PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129553 CANTFINDIT.COM LIMITED 04 Jul 2012