Taunton, Somerset

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Taunton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TauntonUK
    2013123132,684
    2012128118,868
    % change-3.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013424338
    New companies in 2012504533
    % change-16.0%-4.4%15.2%
    Record Year2012 (50)2011 (48)2003 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TauntonUK
    20139286,170
    20128275,908
    % change12.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013323525
    Closed companies in 2012282727
    % change14.3%29.6%-7%
    Record Year2010 (36)2008 (46)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Taunton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 31 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TauntonUK
    20133146,514
    20124642,960
    Record Year 2007 (76) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201310813
    Net growth in 201222186
    Record Year2008 (32)2003 (38)2002 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Taunton
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.8%-12.3%1.0%
    Record Year1990 (0.3%)1982 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 2005 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Taunton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.09%CONSULTING5.27%
    SOMERSET1.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    WEST1.36%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    SOUTH1.04%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING1.04%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.94%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TAUNTON0.94%LONDON1.79%
    HOUSE0.94%DESIGN1.78%
    CARE0.84%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRAINING0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (SOUTH0.84%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    WEST)0.84%CARE1.64%
    COMMUNITY0.73%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PLUMBING0.73%GLOBAL1.59%
    HEATING0.73%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.63%MEDIA1.54%
    CLEANING0.63%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    GLOBAL0.63%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%IT1.39%
    H0.63%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.63%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    CO0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    SECURITY0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    DEVELOPMENT0.52%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied188260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company7746,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5434,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2726,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2617,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2325,547
    41100 - Development of building projects229,271
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2154,854
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,228
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings166,039
    86900 - Other human health activities169,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,516
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis155,249
    56302 - Public houses and bars135,437
    56101 - Licensed restaurants137,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate138,312
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified115,160
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,859
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities113,439
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08673642 SPH RETAIL LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08673881 MACDONALD ONLINE MARKETING LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674395 WINGSTAR SAILING LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08677050 POLISH SHOP ABC LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08682082 J & L PARCELS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08683459 SHB PARTNERS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08692073 SUDBROOK LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08693496 CASCADE GLOBAL LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08695281 WILSON-LEE LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697054 FROSTBITE BREWERY LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08697561 YEOVIL TOWN LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698277 KNAPP BUILDERS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08703479 REDS HAIR SALON SOUTHWEST LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08707605 K9 CARE SERVICES LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08691740 WEST MONKTON CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08695959 PRECISION PV LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08702937 GAS WISE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08706177 QUICKLY DIVORCE LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08698147 TOTAL TURNAROUND LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698285 CAPELL SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698312 CAPELL RESULTS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08702372 WOODBROOK PARTNERSHIP LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08692518 INTEGRATED TRAINING SW LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08705748 TOWER HOUSE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08708552 RBB CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2013