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
    07132515 ROB WHITBY LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131535 FORWARD SUPPORT CARE LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07128478 SOMERSET COMMUNITY CARE MATTERS 18 Jan 2010
    07127749 K & D LOGISTICS LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07127524 ADVANCED LEASING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07124476 JEMIMA ROCK LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07120313 GMECH FRANCHISES LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120037 AVALON WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07117973 BIG BOBBLE FILMS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07139187 AVONDALE VALLEY HOMES LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07126709 INKCORPORATE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07123714 MILVERTON BUILDERS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07121284 OCONNORLIFT LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07120099 DORCHESTER CAR SPARES LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07117830 PLY LINING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07121448 AMBERLEY FOLLETT INVESTMENTS LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07120690 CREECH AUTO CLINIC LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07119827 CORBETT HALL LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07118596 WRIGHT ENERGY CONSULTING LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07117778 AJM ACCOUNTANCY & BOOKKEEPING LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07139240 SOUKOUS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07135269 THE SOMERSET PUB COMPANY LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07127497 CRANNOG INNOVATIONS LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07127293 DRIFTWOOD BLUE ANCHOR LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07116810 DEVON DERMATOLOGY LIMITED 05 Jan 2010