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
New Company Registrations
-
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) Taunton UK 2010 141 105,137 2009 105 91,034 % change 34.3% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (161) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
-
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
January February March New companies in 2010 29 39 73 New companies in 2009 23 29 53 % change 26.1% 34.5% 37.7% Record Year 2003 (48) 2003 (57) 2010 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
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) Taunton UK 2010 77 82,677 2009 85 108,060 % change -9.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (85) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 22 26 29 Closed companies in 2009 22 10 53 % change 0.0% 160.0% -45% Record Year 2001 (23) 2008 (31) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
-
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) Taunton UK 2010 64 22,460 2009 20 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (118) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 7 13 44 Net growth in 2009 1 19 0 Record Year 2003 (29) 2003 (45) 2007 (60)
UK Company Share
-
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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.1% 15.1% 14.4% Record Year 1965 (0.5%) 1961 (0.4%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
-
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
-
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
-
Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.31% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.34% CONSULTING 4.60% (SOUTH 1.22% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.50% SOMERSET 1.09% ASSOCIATES 2.04% WEST) 1.09% TRADING 1.93% WEST 0.97% DESIGN 1.91% R 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% MEDIA 1.84% J 0.85% BUSINESS 1.74% ASSOCIATES 0.85% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% M 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DESIGN 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% HOUSE 0.61% J 1.48% P 0.61% LONDON 1.45% TRADING 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% GROUP 1.37% (TAUNTON) 0.61% GLOBAL 1.35% INVESTMENTS 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% TAUNTON 0.61% BUILDING 1.34% IN 0.49% CARE 1.33% K 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% L 0.49% M 1.28% SOUTH 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.49% S 1.23%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 170 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 47 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 26,974 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 17 13,808 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,143 7499 - Non-trading company 12 15,398 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 3,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 9,659 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,892 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 2,540 86900 - Other human health activities 8 3,445 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 10,331 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 2,224 41100 - Development of building projects 7 4,513 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 2,973
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
reports
Select a report from the list below: