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
    08591279 PERRY & PROUSE (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08592637 SJCOGGINS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08599596 MAHATHI ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08601556 GILLAM BARS LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08604653 WHATLEY CHIROPRACTIC LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08606421 PIPOCA EVENTS LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08606480 PRIMEMASTER GLOBAL LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08610253 BATH HILL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08621088 OK MEWS LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08627982 FIFTYTWOSEVERN LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08630543 INFITNESS TRAINING LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08630650 N PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08602261 ENVERO LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08611568 H & H DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT LTD. 16 Jul 2013
    08616761 TAUNTON ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08622916 KERNOW FURNITURE LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08622974 WESTON NEWS LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08629018 PURPLE ROSE COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08600590 WW BUILDING CO LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08603799 TRACK MY CLAIM LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08622878 CLAIMS CONSORTIUM LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08598562 COMBE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08602026 MACERA DESIGN LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08606690 RATTRAY MILNE LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08614632 CORLYONS ORGANIC WHEY COMPANY LTD 18 Jul 2013