Taunton, Somerset
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 128 companies were registered in Taunton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Taunton UK 2012 128 118,868 2011 134 114,512 % change -4.5% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (134) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 50 45 33 New companies in 2011 38 48 48 % change 31.6% -6.3% -31.3% Record Year 2012 (50) 2011 (48) 2003 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Taunton UK 2012 82 74,772 2011 71 72,230 % change 15.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 28 27 27 Closed companies in 2011 27 24 20 % change 3.7% 12.5% 35% Record Year 2010 (36) 2008 (46) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Taunton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 46 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Taunton UK 2012 46 44,096 2011 63 42,282 Record Year 2002 (87) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 22 18 6 Net growth in 2011 11 24 28 Record Year 2008 (32) 2003 (38) 2002 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 18.2% -5.5% -32.0% Record Year 1966 (0.3%) 1963 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
32.5% of all director appointments in Taunton in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage 12 1.81% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TAUNTON 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MAR 1.15% PROPERTY 2.35% FEB 0.86% TRADING 2.08% WEST 0.86% DESIGN 1.87% MANAGEMENT 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% SOMERSET 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (SOUTH 0.76% BUSINESS 1.72% WEST) 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.67% MEDIA 1.67% PROPERTY 0.67% LONDON 1.67% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% J 1.55% HOUSE 0.67% GLOBAL 1.53% FARM 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.34% CLUB 0.57% CARE 1.32% DESIGN 0.57% M 1.27% CONSULTANCY 0.57% BUILDING 1.22% SOUTH 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HIGHER 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% J 0.48% S 1.17% PROPERTIES 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 295 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 36 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,035 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,965 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,891 9305 - Other service activities 16 6,142 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 33,677 86900 - Other human health activities 14 4,998 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,119 9999 - Dormant Company 12 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 8,437 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,294 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 13,716 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 3,160 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 3,086 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 2,968 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 8 1,955 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 3,493 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 3,712
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08166687 IT CONSTRUCTION SOMERSET LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167278 ATKINS (TAUNTON) LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08167795 MATT FROST LTD 03 Aug 2012 08173977 CONSORT WORKPLACE SUPPORT LTD 09 Aug 2012 08180871 WARE AND COMPANY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08187697 SPRINKLECUBE LTD 22 Aug 2012 08189987 STONE THOUGHTS LTD 23 Aug 2012 08195814 S J HOUSE LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08176807 BETA FLOORS LTD 13 Aug 2012 08181749 REACH ECTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08184741 IHACK LTD 20 Aug 2012 08185672 EMPIRE PROPERTY SALES LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08186979 KINGSWOOD PROPERTIES LTD 21 Aug 2012 08189692 NATURALLY FLOORS SL 23 Aug 2012 08164387 YALHAM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08174403 KNIGHT BROTHERS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08183822 NEOTERIC COMPOSITES LTD 17 Aug 2012 08183844 NEOTERIC TECHNICAL REINFORCEMENTS LTD 17 Aug 2012 08196918 KOH LONDON LTD 31 Aug 2012 08167688 MARITIME GUARDIAN PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08173795 CHOSAINT LTD 09 Aug 2012 08173934 YOUR CLUB LOTTERY LTD 09 Aug 2012 08175715 SOMERSET CIDER AND ALES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08181095 RUMWELL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 15 Aug 2012 08184575 RED DEER COUNTRY LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
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