St Austell, Cornwall
2013 Annual 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
- 2013 was a record year for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Austell when compared to any previous second half year.
- The second half of 2013 was a record second half year for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any half year in history.
- Q4 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Austell when compared to any previous Q4.
- Q4 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any quarter in history.
- December 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Austell when compared to any previous December.
- December 2013 was a record month for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any month in history.
- 2013 was a record year for net growth in St Austell when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Austell when compared to any previous second half year.
- The second half of 2013 was a record second half year for net growth in St Austell when compared to any half year in history.
- December 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Austell when compared to any previous December.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2013)
2013 was a record year for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any year in history.
A total of 215 companies were formed in St Austell in 2013. This total is 9.7% higher than in 2012 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 7.6% growth compared to 491,893 the previous year.
Year St Austell UK 2013 215 529,363 2012 196 491,893 2011 161 452,870 2010 158 400,358 2009 137 362,675 Record Year 2013 (215) 2013 (529,363) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
The second half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Austell when compared to any previous second half year.
The second half of 2013 was a record second half year for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any half year in history.
In the second half of 2013 a total of 113 companies were formed in St Austell. This figure is 9.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.9%.
The highest total for a second half year in St Austell occurred in 2013 when a total of 113 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Austell UK 2013 113 259,931 2012 103 238,743 % change 9.7% 8.9% Record Year 2013 (113) 2013 (259,931) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
Q4 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Austell when compared to any previous Q4.
Q4 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 62 companies were registered in St Austell during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013).
This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q4 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.1% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) St Austell UK 2013 62 127,247 2012 52 119,875 % change 19.2% 6.1% Record Year 2013 (62) 2013 (127,247) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
December 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Austell when compared to any previous December.
December 2013 was a record month for company registrations in St Austell when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2013 17 16 29 New companies in 2012 19 24 9 % change -10.5% -33.3% 222.2% Record Year 2012 (19) 2012 (24) 2013 (29)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2013)
A total of 98 companies were dissolved in St Austell in 2013. This total is 3.0% lower than in 2012 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 13.1% growth compared to the previous year.
Year St Austell UK 2013 98 332,213 2012 101 293,729 2011 76 314,524 2010 103 342,233 2009 130 533,789 Record Year 2009 (130) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
In the second half of 2013 a total of 46 companies were dissolved in St Austell. This figure is 9.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 21.3%.
The highest total for a second half year in St Austell occurred in 2009 when a total of 64 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Austell UK 2013 46 177,021 2012 51 145,935 % change -9.8% 21.3% Record Year 2009 (64) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
A total of 27 companies were dissolved in St Austell during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013).
This figure is an increase of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 29.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) St Austell UK 2013 27 90,851 2012 23 70,027 % change 17.4% 29.7% Record Year 2010 (31) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2013 6 10 11 Closed companies in 2012 11 10 2 % change -45.5% 0.0% 450% Record Year 2009 (12) 2010 (16) 2004 (16)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2013)
2013 was a record year for net growth in St Austell when compared to any year in history.
A total of 117 companies were added to the company register for St Austell in 2013. This number represents growth of 54.4% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 37.2%.
This number is 22 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2013 when the St Austell company register grew by 117 companies.
Year St Austell UK 2013 117 197,150 2012 95 198,164 2011 85 138,346 2010 55 58,125 2009 7 -171,114 Record Year 2013 (117) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
The second half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Austell when compared to any previous second half year.
The second half of 2013 was a record second half year for net growth in St Austell when compared to any half year in history.
In the second half of 2013 the company register for St Austell increased by 67 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Austell UK 2013 67 82,910 2012 52 92,808 Record Year 2013 (67) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
Net company growth for St Austell during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) was 35 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) St Austell UK 2013 35 36,396 2012 29 49,848 Record Year 2013 (35) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
December 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Austell when compared to any previous December.
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2013 11 6 18 Net growth in 2012 8 14 7 Record Year 2004 (12) 2012 (14) 2013 (18)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2013)
In 2013 St Austell formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2012 when St Austell was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year St Austell 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.0%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
In the second half of 2013 St Austell formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Austell 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
In the fourth quarter of 2013, St Austell formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) St Austell 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% % change -16.7% -34.5% 193.4% Record Year 1991 (0.1%) 2002 (0.1%) 2013 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2013)
The average age of a director in 2013 was 46.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2013 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.8%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2013 was 48.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2013)
The record year for female directors in St Austell was 1978 when 100.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in St Austell in 2013 was 27.8%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.0%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
The record second half year for female directors in St Austell was 2004 when 38.0% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in St Austell in the second half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in St Austell was in 2007 when 43.5% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in St Austell in the fourth quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.6% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2012-Dec 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BARS 4.24% CONSULTING 5.22% VARSITY 4.24% MANAGEMENT 4.72% CORNWALL 2.35% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ST 1.41% PROPERTY 2.59% SOUTH 0.94% TRADING 2.08% WEST 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.94% LONDON 1.86% C 0.71% DESIGN 1.76% CONTRACTORS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% CONSULTING 0.71% CARE 1.73% EVENTS 0.71% BUSINESS 1.71% KERNOW 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.68% INNOVATIONS 0.71% GLOBAL 1.58% AUSTELL 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.54% ROOFING 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.53% CARE 0.71% J 1.51% PROPERTY 0.71% MEDIA 1.50% J 0.71% IT 1.35% RIDGELINE 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.23% WHITE 0.47% M 1.23% PRIDE 0.47% BUILDING 1.21% RUNNING 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SW 0.47% CAPITAL 1.19% MARINE 0.47% ENERGY 1.14%
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 107 266,814 99999 - Dormant Company 23 46,762 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 36,164 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 18,034 85200 - Primary education 6 1,213 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 5 6,191 74990 - Non-trading company 5 14,223 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 5 27,183 86900 - Other human health activities 5 9,543 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 7,823 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 5 8,733 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 4 5,698 56101 - Licensed restaurants 4 7,685 43210 - Electrical installation 4 5,730 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 4 8,879 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 4 55,342 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 4 5,800 62090 - Other information technology service activities 4 12,511 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 4 4,687 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 4 26,001
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08716181 CONSULTEACH (SW) LTD 03 Oct 2013 08718604 BEST ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 04 Oct 2013 08721760 HOP & VINE LTD 07 Oct 2013 08721971 WHITE HART ST AUSTELL LTD 07 Oct 2013 08728456 OGY 1 LIMITED 11 Oct 2013 08739625 ST PIRAN'S CROSS CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 21 Oct 2013 08741063 HTE-INCE LIMITED 21 Oct 2013 08745344 DONCAS LIMITED 23 Oct 2013 08748530 EVE HUGHES INTERIOR DESIGN LTD 25 Oct 2013 08751439 MARIE MORRISON DESIGNS LIMITED 28 Oct 2013 08755773 LT40 LIMITED 31 Oct 2013 08757038 VENTURE INFINITY LIMITED 31 Oct 2013 08734275 KERNOW BIKE TRAINING LIMITED 16 Oct 2013 08741092 DOUGLAS PENTREE CONSTRUCTION (DPC) LIMITED 21 Oct 2013 08755669 JP40 LIMITED 31 Oct 2013 08755772 CT70 LIMITED 31 Oct 2013 08755854 LT70 LIMITED 31 Oct 2013