Taunton, Somerset

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Taunton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 34.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TauntonUK
    2010141105,137
    200910591,034
    % change34.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (161) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010293973
    New companies in 2009232953
    % change26.1%34.5%37.7%
    Record Year2003 (48)2003 (57)2010 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TauntonUK
    20107782,677
    200985108,060
    % change-9.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (85) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010222629
    Closed companies in 2009221053
    % change0.0%160.0%-45%
    Record Year2001 (23)2008 (31)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Taunton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 64 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TauntonUK
    20106422,460
    200920-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (118) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201071344
    Net growth in 20091190
    Record Year2003 (29)2003 (45)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Taunton
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.1%15.1%14.4%
    Record Year1965 (0.5%)1961 (0.4%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    31.0% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.31%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.34%CONSULTING4.60%
    (SOUTH1.22%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.22%PROPERTY2.50%
    SOMERSET1.09%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    WEST)1.09%TRADING1.93%
    WEST0.97%DESIGN1.91%
    R0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%MEDIA1.84%
    J0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    M0.73%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DESIGN0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    HOUSE0.61%J1.48%
    P0.61%LONDON1.45%
    TRADING0.61%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%GROUP1.37%
    (TAUNTON)0.61%GLOBAL1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TAUNTON0.61%BUILDING1.34%
    IN0.49%CARE1.33%
    K0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    L0.49%M1.28%
    SOUTH0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied170228,645
    7487 - Other business activities4774,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3117,003
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2414,007
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2326,974
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering189,325
    99999 - Dormant Company1713,808
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,143
    7499 - Non-trading company1215,398
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis103,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities109,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    98000 - Residents property management93,892
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing92,540
    86900 - Other human health activities83,445
    7260 - Other computer related activities810,331
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings72,224
    41100 - Development of building projects74,513
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,973

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170340 SHADOW LOUNGE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168421 66/68 DEANE DRIVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07163424 SIX CYCLES LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07161523 TALE WATER HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160954 UK TONER CATRIDGES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159021 CAMPDEN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07156248 GORVIT LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07156108 TONE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07153463 NATIONWIDE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152898 SYMCO INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152196 CONSULAR FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07147933 OCHROL LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07147617 SCORPIO PROPERTY (FIREPOOL) LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07146913 SILVERMOOR INTERIORS LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07168857 CUSTOMER-CENTRIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168673 I LOVE THAT LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07157199 SENTRA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07154673 DC CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07151259 COTFORD CONSERVATORIES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07158973 SOS GARAGE DOORS AND GATE AUTOMATION LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07146979 MODERN DUKW'S LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07169685 CANN BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07160693 SYSTEM GAP LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07149320 POPLARS EQUESTRIAN LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07146168 MADE BY ME WITH LOVE LTD 04 Feb 2010