Plymouth, Devon

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 302 companies were registered in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)PlymouthUK
    2014302143,414
    2013283132,684
    % change6.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (302) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20141178798
    New companies in 20131019488
    % change15.8%-7.4%11.4%
    Record Year2014 (117)2011 (103)2014 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 230 companies were dissolved in Plymouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)PlymouthUK
    2014230101,670
    201318186,170
    % change27.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (230) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Plymouth when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014816980
    Closed companies in 2013575470
    % change42.1%27.8%14%
    Record Year2014 (81)2008 (87)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Plymouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 72 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)PlymouthUK
    20147241,744
    201310246,514
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014361818
    Net growth in 2013444018
    Record Year2008 (61)2003 (61)2002 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Plymouth formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Plymouth
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change5.2%-11.8%2.2%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1990 (0.4%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Plymouth was in 2006 when 38.3% of all directors were female.

    30.9% of all director appointments in Plymouth in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLYMOUTH2.56%CONSULTING5.17%
    WEST1.60%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    SOUTH1.60%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    (SW)1.33%PROPERTY2.62%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.17%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    (PLYMOUTH)1.07%TRADING2.00%
    MANAGEMENT1.01%LONDON1.95%
    ENGINEERING0.85%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%TRANSPORT1.76%
    WEST)0.75%DESIGN1.70%
    (SOUTH0.75%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    SW0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRADING0.64%J1.53%
    J0.64%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HOME0.64%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.64%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    DESIGN0.59%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CAR0.59%MEDIA1.38%
    SALES0.53%CO.,1.36%
    WESTCOUNTRY0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    D0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.53%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied549278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company10248,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6040,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5018,890
    41100 - Development of building projects4410,604
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3929,313
    56302 - Public houses and bars376,056
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3757,264
    43210 - Electrical installation345,922
    56101 - Licensed restaurants338,546
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets326,327
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    98000 - Residents property management305,047
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing295,786
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation285,083
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands287,917
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2710,361
    86900 - Other human health activities2411,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles235,335

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09108937 SPEI TRADING LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112079 BARBICAN BURGER BAR LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113165 DENHAM ORCHARD C.I.C. 02 Jul 2014
    09132116 PALACE VAULTS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09135231 KWIK.COFFEE LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09143753 CURVY BIRDIE GOLFWEAR LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09155160 WEST COUNTRY LAND & DEVELOPMENTS LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09155465 DR JAMES RICKETTS LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09115072 INSTACHIMP LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09127392 ABSOLUTE ZERO TOLERANCE LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09134195 WOODLANDS SOUTH WEST LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09146989 ANOTHER CHANCE LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09150931 MAPHO LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09153231 C & C (SW) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09155949 TONY HOLE MARINE SW LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09114142 ARETRO LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09129539 CEDAR CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09142994 COASTEC LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09115389 POLAR AURORA HYDROGRAPHICS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09127366 PLEASUREVIEW MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09131411 PREMIER SCAFFOLDING (SW) LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132135 JOVIAN NETWORKS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09134112 PLESSEY MANUFACTURING LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09150554 SOUTHWAY COMMUNITY GROUP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 28 Jul 2014
    09110003 RHINO MOTORS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014