Plymouth, Devon
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 283 companies were registered in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Plymouth UK 2013 283 132,684 2012 232 118,868 % change 22.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (283) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 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 2013 101 94 88 New companies in 2012 76 75 81 % change 32.9% 25.3% 8.6% Record Year 2013 (101) 2011 (103) 2011 (88)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 181 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Plymouth UK 2013 181 86,170 2012 175 75,908 % change 3.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 57 54 70 Closed companies in 2012 60 61 54 % change -5.0% -11.5% 30% Record Year 2009 (64) 2008 (87) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Plymouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 102 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Plymouth UK 2013 102 46,514 2012 57 42,960 Record Year 2011 (149) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 44 40 18 Net growth in 2012 16 14 27 Record Year 2008 (61) 2003 (61) 2002 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Plymouth 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 18.9% 15.0% -4.8% Record Year 1985 (0.3%) 1990 (0.4%) 1984 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Plymouth was in 2006 when 38.3% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLYMOUTH 3.10% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.95% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.45% SOUTH 1.26% PROPERTY 2.53% WEST 1.21% TRADING 2.08% (PLYMOUTH) 1.15% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.80% LONDON 1.79% CARE 0.69% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTING 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% CIC 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (SOUTH 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% WEST) 0.63% CARE 1.64% ELECTRICAL 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% (SW) 0.63% GLOBAL 1.59% PROPERTIES 0.57% J 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.57% MEDIA 1.54% J 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DESIGN 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.45% MEDIA 0.57% IT 1.39% CENTRE 0.57% M 1.25% VAPOUR 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.52% BUILDING 1.19% FLAVOUR 0.52% CAPITAL 1.19% ROAD 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GREEN 0.52% TRAINING 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 498 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 103 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 34,970 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 17,715 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 54,854 41100 - Development of building projects 40 9,271 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 25,547 43210 - Electrical installation 32 5,724 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 8,312 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 28 4,590 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 27 5,382 56302 - Public houses and bars 27 5,437 56101 - Licensed restaurants 26 7,531 86900 - Other human health activities 25 9,203 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 26,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,516 98000 - Residents property management 23 4,680 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 22 5,706 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,590 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 5,859
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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