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.

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 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)PlymouthUK
    2013283132,684
    2012232118,868
    % change22.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (283) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131019488
    New companies in 2012767581
    % change32.9%25.3%8.6%
    Record Year2013 (101)2011 (103)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PlymouthUK
    201318186,170
    201217575,908
    % change3.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (221) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013575470
    Closed companies in 2012606154
    % change-5.0%-11.5%30%
    Record Year2009 (64)2008 (87)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PlymouthUK
    201310246,514
    20125742,960
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013444018
    Net growth in 2012161427
    Record Year2008 (61)2003 (61)2002 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change18.9%15.0%-4.8%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1990 (0.4%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLYMOUTH3.10%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.49%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    SOUTH1.26%PROPERTY2.53%
    WEST1.21%TRADING2.08%
    (PLYMOUTH)1.15%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%LONDON1.79%
    CARE0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTING0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    CIC0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (SOUTH0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    WEST)0.63%CARE1.64%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    (SW)0.63%GLOBAL1.59%
    PROPERTIES0.57%J1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.57%MEDIA1.54%
    J0.57%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DESIGN0.57%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MEDIA0.57%IT1.39%
    CENTRE0.57%M1.25%
    VAPOUR0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    FLAVOUR0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    ROAD0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GREEN0.52%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied498260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company10346,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5734,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5217,715
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4454,854
    41100 - Development of building projects409,271
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4025,547
    43210 - Electrical installation325,724
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate288,312
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation284,590
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing275,382
    56302 - Public houses and bars275,437
    56101 - Licensed restaurants267,531
    86900 - Other human health activities259,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2426,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,516
    98000 - Residents property management234,680
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets225,706
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified227,590
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment225,859

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08682600 LANA (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08689803 FOTO-FOTO LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08694453 EDEN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD. 17 Sep 2013
    08694946 DOLPHIN OWNERS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697467 WINDOWWISE RETAIL SW LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08701185 AC BRICKWORKS PLYMOUTH LTD. 23 Sep 2013
    08708190 MOLKAWA LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08705525 ARBORCURE LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08684765 LAND & ROY LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08691667 ISHMAEL EXPRESS LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08693034 HUGEEJEM CONSTRUCTIONS LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08697556 MIKE BATT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08702907 EVEREST CASH AND CARRY PLYMOUTH LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08707024 ARCHILIME LTD. 26 Sep 2013
    08684392 ROBERT FRY SERVICES LTD. 10 Sep 2013
    08688514 AYLESBURY 1954 LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08684222 TVS PRODUCTIONS LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08690146 ECO SAFETY SERVICES (UK) LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08697769 FFRU LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08709674 WESTCOUNTRY LAND (BWRF) LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08672706 DEWERSTONE LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08675034 D&A BADDELEY LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08677373 HALCYON VIEW LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08691937 WESTCOUNTRY TILE AND BATHROOM LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08711655 BRIDGE ASSOCIATES YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER LTD 30 Sep 2013