Plymouth, Devon
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Plymouth when compared to any previous February.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Plymouth was in 2013 when 34.4% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 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 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Plymouth UK 2013 309 134,802 2012 309 131,491 % change 0.0% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (309) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 99 99 111 New companies in 2012 94 89 126 % change 5.3% 11.2% -11.9% Record Year 2013 (99) 2011 (99) 2012 (126)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 167 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 36.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Plymouth UK 2013 167 77,914 2012 122 67,576 % change 36.9% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (187) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Plymouth when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 66 53 48 Closed companies in 2012 43 41 38 % change 53.5% 29.3% 26% Record Year 2011 (79) 2013 (53) 2009 (77)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Plymouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 142 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Plymouth UK 2013 142 56,888 2012 187 63,915 Record Year 2012 (187) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 33 46 63 Net growth in 2012 51 48 88 Record Year 2012 (51) 2007 (63) 2012 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Plymouth 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change -5.6% 10.4% -8.9% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 2011 (0.3%) 1963 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Plymouth was in 2013 when 34.4% of all directors were female.
34.4% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLYMOUTH 3.32% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (PLYMOUTH) 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.30% WEST 1.33% PROPERTY 2.44% SOUTH 1.27% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.15% DESIGN 1.79% (SW) 1.09% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUILDING 0.97% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANCY 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ENGINEERING 0.84% LONDON 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTING 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CIC 0.78% MEDIA 1.63% CONTRACTORS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.57% HOLDINGS 0.66% J 1.56% COMMUNITY 0.60% CARE 1.46% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.43% DESIGN 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CENTRE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% SW 0.48% M 1.25% SECURITY 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% SAFETY 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SUPPLIES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% TRAINING 1.17% ROAD 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 483 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 94 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 32,624 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 16,448 41100 - Development of building projects 41 8,637 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 23,532 43210 - Electrical installation 31 5,625 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 31 4,332 86900 - Other human health activities 26 8,465 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 7,507 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 24 5,145 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 24 5,104 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 6,894 98000 - Residents property management 21 4,579 56302 - Public houses and bars 21 4,952 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,664 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 24,894 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 4,684 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 19 5,186
Recent Companies
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