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.

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 (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)TauntonUK
    2013139134,802
    2012166131,491
    % change-16.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (166) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013464746
    New companies in 2012465961
    % change0.0%-20.3%-24.6%
    Record Year2003 (48)2012 (59)2010 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TauntonUK
    20138277,914
    20128167,576
    % change1.2%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (111) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013353017
    Closed companies in 2012262233
    % change34.6%36.4%-48%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (31)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TauntonUK
    20135756,888
    20128563,915
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013111729
    Net growth in 2012203728
    Record Year2003 (29)2003 (45)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.3%-20.9%-22.0%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)1976 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.76%CONSULTING5.18%
    SOMERSET1.76%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.17%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TAUNTON0.78%PROPERTY2.44%
    WEST)0.78%TRADING2.06%
    (SOUTH0.78%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.78%ENGINEERING1.78%
    HOUSE0.68%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUSINESS0.68%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    HEATING0.59%LONDON1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    SOUTH0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CARE0.59%MEDIA1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%GLOBAL1.57%
    WEST0.59%J1.56%
    CLEANING0.49%CARE1.46%
    G0.49%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SECURITY0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GLOBAL0.49%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%BUILDING1.21%
    PLUMBING0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    VISION0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    P0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    (SW)0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied174249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company7943,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5632,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2754,531
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2616,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2424,894
    41100 - Development of building projects238,637
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2223,532
    86900 - Other human health activities208,465
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,129
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities176,591
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings175,372
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities143,249
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate137,507
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis125,104
    56302 - Public houses and bars114,952
    56101 - Licensed restaurants116,894
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,248
    43210 - Electrical installation95,625

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344818 ROWE AGENCY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08347216 CREAM CARE GROUP LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08347950 BAUHU LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348337 COUNTY TOWN LETTINGS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349511 AIR HYGIENE SERVICES LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08351836 J.E. WAKELY & SONS LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08353368 MN PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354207 EDWARD ACFORD LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08360003 NICOLA DI VITALE LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08364393 PRODRIVERX LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365998 SOMERSET EVENT HIRE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08370637 BUTTERFIELDS HOME SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371076 G AND G FURNITURE LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372449 ENERGY SAVING SURVEYS LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08380844 SHARED OPPORTUNITY LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383927 BAYER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08360650 SPECIALIST GLASS LAMINATES LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08361692 SOCIAL WORK ADVICE LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08349048 KHANSOLUTION LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08371255 EASTERN BLUE LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08379273 MOANA SKINCARE UK LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383443 LANDBANK (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08356441 THE PROJECT COMBINATION LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357167 WINTERS MILL LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08384004 THE ORIGINAL CARBON CO (AMERICAS) LTD 31 Jan 2013