Taunton, Somerset
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 139 companies were registered in Taunton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Taunton UK 2013 139 134,802 2012 166 131,491 % change -16.3% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (166) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 46 47 46 New companies in 2012 46 59 61 % change 0.0% -20.3% -24.6% Record Year 2003 (48) 2012 (59) 2010 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Taunton UK 2013 82 77,914 2012 81 67,576 % change 1.2% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (111) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 35 30 17 Closed companies in 2012 26 22 33 % change 34.6% 36.4% -48% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (31) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Taunton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 57 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Taunton UK 2013 57 56,888 2012 85 63,915 Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 11 17 29 Net growth in 2012 20 37 28 Record Year 2003 (29) 2003 (45) 2007 (60)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Taunton 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -10.3% -20.9% -22.0% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 2003 (0.2%) 1976 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 2009 when 41.3% of all directors were female.
39.5% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.18% SOMERSET 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TAUNTON 0.78% PROPERTY 2.44% WEST) 0.78% TRADING 2.06% (SOUTH 0.78% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.78% HOUSE 0.68% BUSINESS 1.77% BUSINESS 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.75% HEATING 0.59% LONDON 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.71% SOUTH 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CARE 0.59% MEDIA 1.63% CONSULTANCY 0.59% GLOBAL 1.57% WEST 0.59% J 1.56% CLEANING 0.49% CARE 1.46% G 0.49% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SECURITY 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% GLOBAL 0.49% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% PLUMBING 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% VISION 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% P 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% (SW) 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 174 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 79 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 24,894 41100 - Development of building projects 23 8,637 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 23,532 86900 - Other human health activities 20 8,465 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,129 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 6,591 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 5,372 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 14 3,249 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 7,507 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 12 5,104 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 4,952 56101 - Licensed restaurants 11 6,894 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,248 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,625
Recent Companies
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