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Taunton, Somerset

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Taunton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Taunton when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Taunton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TauntonUK
    2011129116,391
    2010141105,137
    % change-8.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (161) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011334650
    New companies in 2010293973
    % change13.8%17.9%-31.5%
    Record Year2003 (48)2003 (57)2010 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Taunton when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 44.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TauntonUK
    201111190,986
    20107782,677
    % change44.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (111) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Taunton when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011502635
    Closed companies in 2010222629
    % change127.3%0.0%21%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (31)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Taunton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 18 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TauntonUK
    20111825,405
    20106422,460
    Record Year 2003 (118) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-172015
    Net growth in 201071344
    Record Year2003 (29)2003 (45)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Taunton
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-1.8%3.7%-34.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.5%)1961 (0.4%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 48.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.2% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.22%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.05%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    (SOUTH0.94%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    WEST0.94%PROPERTY2.38%
    SOMERSET0.94%TRADING2.10%
    WEST)0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    HOMES0.82%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTING0.70%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TAUNTON0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOUTH0.70%MEDIA1.69%
    (SW)0.70%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MEDIA0.59%LONDON1.60%
    TRAINING0.59%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%J1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DESIGN0.59%IT1.41%
    M0.59%PROPERTIES1.36%
    C0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    FINANCIAL0.47%M1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BLUE0.47%S1.24%
    S0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PARKER0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied140202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4360,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2916,150
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2712,916
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2430,253
    99999 - Dormant Company2318,336
    86900 - Other human health activities164,092
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,246
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis123,220
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing122,707
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921
    7011 - Development & sell real estate102,654
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,436
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate93,895
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    98000 - Residents property management73,154
    4533 - Plumbing71,451

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510755 HILARY TOBIN LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509296 IFRIDGE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508470 LL & L LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508380 HAMMET STREET CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506477 WONAGO TRAVEL LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07503141 CLOTHES TO GO LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502988 R.E. SHERRIN & SONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07501379 HILLMAN SALES LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500267 SOVEREIGN INTERIOR PROJECTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07497660 VOLETS BLEUS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496780 TANGLE 18 Jan 2011
    07491645 ECO SUN SYSTEMS LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07491329 BRISTOL BATHROOMS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489182 TAUNTON PUB CO LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487067 RSCL & SON COURIERS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07482024 ASIAN FOOD MARKET LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07509642 MIDAS PROPERTY SCHOOL (OVERSEAS) LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07500522 DAWSON MAJOR LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07498715 ENJOY LIFE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497699 JOHNSON CAR & VAN LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07501608 CUSTOM VINYL WRAPS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07498995 CROSSFLOW VENTILATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07491013 WEST COAST COMMERCE LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07488998 THE QUANTOCK EQUESTRIAN LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION RDA 11 Jan 2011
    OC360994 ALBURY PROPERTY LLP 18 Jan 2011