Taunton, Somerset
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 311 companies were formed in Taunton. This figure is 23.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Taunton occurred in 2012 when a total of 311 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Taunton UK 2012 311 253,150 2011 252 228,735 % change 23.4% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (311) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 145 companies were registered in Taunton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Taunton UK 2012 145 121,659 2011 123 112,344 % change 17.9% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (145) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 59 47 39 New companies in 2011 52 36 35 % change 13.5% 30.6% 11.4% Record Year 2012 (59) 2003 (47) 2010 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 170 companies were dissolved in Taunton. This figure is 5.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Taunton occurred in 2009 when a total of 253 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Taunton UK 2012 170 147,793 2011 179 162,310 % change -5.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (253) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 30.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Taunton UK 2012 89 80,218 2011 68 71,324 % change 30.9% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 28 30 31 Closed companies in 2011 13 37 18 % change 115.4% -18.9% 72% Record Year 2009 (39) 2009 (74) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Taunton increased by 141 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Taunton UK 2012 141 105,357 2011 73 66,425 Record Year 2003 (225) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Taunton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 56 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Taunton UK 2012 56 41,441 2011 55 41,020 Record Year 2003 (107) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 31 17 8 Net growth in 2011 39 -1 17 Record Year 2003 (46) 2003 (38) 2002 (33)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Taunton 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Taunton 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -4.4% 14.4% 19.0% Record Year 1962 (0.4%) 1966 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Taunton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
29.4% of all director appointments in Taunton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage 12 1.83% CONSULTING 5.07% TAUNTON 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.15% PROPERTY 2.35% MAR 1.15% TRADING 2.10% WEST 0.96% DESIGN 1.89% (SOUTH 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.87% FEB 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.82% WEST) 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CARE 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% HIGHER 0.67% BUSINESS 1.70% FARM 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% SOUTH 0.67% LONDON 1.68% MOORE 0.67% J 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.67% GLOBAL 1.51% HOUSE 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.48% TRAINING 0.58% IT 1.42% CONSULTANCY 0.58% CARE 1.31% SCARROTT 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% SOMERSET 0.58% M 1.26% SOUTHWEST 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CLUB 0.48% BUILDING 1.23% PROJECTS 0.48% SECURITY 1.19% DESIGN 0.48% S 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 179 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 43 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 27 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 21 16,469 41100 - Development of building projects 21 5,149 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,271 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 10,978 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 17 35,447 9305 - Other service activities 17 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,222 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 3,365 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,295 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 4,644 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,535 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 14,220 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 8 2,003 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 1,921 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 3,151 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 6,356
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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