Plymouth, Devon
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Plymouth UK 2012 232 118,868 2011 274 114,512 % change -15.3% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (274) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 76 75 81 New companies in 2011 83 103 88 % change -8.4% -27.2% -8.0% Record Year 2011 (83) 2011 (103) 2011 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Plymouth UK 2012 170 74,772 2011 125 72,230 % change 36.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 60 61 49 Closed companies in 2011 44 43 38 % change 36.4% 41.9% 29% Record Year 2009 (64) 2008 (87) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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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) Plymouth UK 2012 62 44,096 2011 149 42,282 Record Year 2011 (149) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 16 14 32 Net growth in 2011 39 60 50 Record Year 2008 (61) 2003 (61) 2002 (52)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change -17.8% -26.6% -8.9% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%) 1964 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLYMOUTH 3.04% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (SW) 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.28% (PLYMOUTH) 1.40% PROPERTY 2.35% WEST 1.40% TRADING 2.08% SOUTH 1.28% DESIGN 1.87% BUILDING 1.15% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.83% SECURITY 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTING 0.73% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.73% MEDIA 1.67% PROPERTY 0.67% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTIES 0.61% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.53% CONTRACTORS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% IT 1.43% MEDIA 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.34% G 0.61% CARE 1.32% PLUMBING 0.61% M 1.27% HOLDINGS 0.61% BUILDING 1.22% ENGINEERING 0.61% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CIC 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRADING 0.55% S 1.17% CENTRE 0.55% SECURITY 1.16%
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 665 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 61 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 58 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 25 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,891 43210 - Electrical installation 22 3,387 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,965 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 16 3,160 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 3,093 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 15 2,607 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 4,294 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,774 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 4,119 86900 - Other human health activities 11 4,998 80100 - Private security activities 11 1,272 56101 - Licenced restaurants 11 2,563 7499 - Non-trading company 10 6,164
Recent Companies
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