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

  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 (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)TauntonUK
    2012128118,868
    2011134114,512
    % change-4.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012504533
    New companies in 2011384848
    % change31.6%-6.3%-31.3%
    Record Year2012 (50)2011 (48)2003 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TauntonUK
    20128274,772
    20117172,230
    % change15.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012282727
    Closed companies in 2011272420
    % change3.7%12.5%35%
    Record Year2010 (36)2008 (46)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TauntonUK
    20124644,096
    20116342,282
    Record Year 2002 (87) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201222186
    Net growth in 2011112428
    Record Year2008 (32)2003 (38)2002 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change18.2%-5.5%-32.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.3%)1963 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    121.81%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.43%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TAUNTON1.15%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MAR1.15%PROPERTY2.35%
    FEB0.86%TRADING2.08%
    WEST0.86%DESIGN1.87%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARE0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SOMERSET0.86%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (SOUTH0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    WEST)0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTY0.67%LONDON1.67%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%J1.55%
    HOUSE0.67%GLOBAL1.53%
    FARM0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CLUB0.57%CARE1.32%
    DESIGN0.57%M1.27%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    SOUTH0.57%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HIGHER0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.48%S1.17%
    PROPERTIES0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied295331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3719,425
    7487 - Other business activities3635,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,035
    41100 - Development of building projects204,965
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,891
    9305 - Other service activities166,142
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1633,677
    86900 - Other human health activities144,998
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities124,119
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy108,437
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,294
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified913,716
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis93,160
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings83,086
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified82,968
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities81,955
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,712

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201251 HERMITAGE CONSTRUCTION LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08201914 HAIR @ 22 LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205185 SOMERSET BIRD CONTROL LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08208063 PMM BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08209063 MAKING LIFE EASIER LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    OC378356 FRENCH WEIR AFFORDABLE HOMES LLP 12 Sep 2012
    08212964 SMARTPHONE REPAIR CO LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214061 CLONEX LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08219702 DEVON SCHOOL OF YOGA LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08220435 CM TRANSPORT SERVICES (SW) LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08224408 MAYFIELD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08228296 VITALITY PERSONAL TRAINING LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229142 QUEST VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230240 JOOBLEY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08212871 TIMUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08216364 THE CHAPEL (COTFORD) LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08229386 CONUNDRUM (SW) LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08231395 NATALIA FRANDOS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08211843 GOALAND WATERTECH UK LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08228866 CUCKOO CAPER LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08233992 JEANETTE PEZARE LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08198966 THE WOODEN FLAGPOLE COMPANY LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202726 HIGDON HOMES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08208397 THIS IS MOORISH LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08215722 JUST BEE SKINCARE LTD 14 Sep 2012