Taunton, Somerset
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 166 companies were registered in Taunton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 28.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Taunton UK 2012 166 131,491 2011 129 116,391 % change 28.7% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (166) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 46 59 61 New companies in 2011 33 46 50 % change 39.4% 28.3% 22.0% Record Year 2003 (48) 2012 (59) 2010 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Taunton UK 2012 81 67,576 2011 111 90,987 % change -27.0% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (111) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 26 22 33 Closed companies in 2011 50 26 35 % change -48.0% -15.4% -6% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (31) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Taunton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 85 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Taunton UK 2012 85 63,915 2011 18 25,404 Record Year 2003 (118) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 20 37 28 Net growth in 2011 -17 20 15 Record Year 2003 (29) 2003 (45) 2007 (60)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Taunton 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 19.4% 9.7% 14.1% Record Year 1965 (0.5%) 1961 (0.4%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 47.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage 12 1.90% CONSULTING 5.07% MAR 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TAUNTON 1.00% PROPERTY 2.37% WEST 1.00% TRADING 2.07% FEB 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% WEST) 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% HIGHER 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% (SOUTH 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SOUTH 0.70% LONDON 1.66% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% J 1.54% MOORE 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANCY 0.70% GLOBAL 1.50% PROJECTS 0.60% IT 1.40% SOUTHWEST 0.60% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% FARM 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SCARROTT 0.60% M 1.27% SCHOOL 0.60% BUILDING 1.24% HOUSE 0.50% ENERGY 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% S 1.20% ENERGY 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 160 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 46 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 29 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 25 18,617 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,984 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 35,233 9305 - Other service activities 18 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 17 5,066 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,132 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 4,427 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 5,169 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 3,448 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 3,136 7011 - Development & sell real estate 9 2,092 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 6,934 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 14,303 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 3,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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