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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Taunton UK 2013 123 132,684 2012 128 118,868 % change -3.9% 11.6% Record Year 2011 (134) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 42 43 38 New companies in 2012 50 45 33 % change -16.0% -4.4% 15.2% Record Year 2012 (50) 2011 (48) 2003 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Taunton UK 2013 92 86,170 2012 82 75,908 % change 12.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 32 35 25 Closed companies in 2012 28 27 27 % change 14.3% 29.6% -7% Record Year 2010 (36) 2008 (46) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Taunton UK 2013 31 46,514 2012 46 42,960 Record Year 2007 (76) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 10 8 13 Net growth in 2012 22 18 6 Record Year 2008 (32) 2003 (38) 2002 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -24.8% -12.3% 1.0% Record Year 1990 (0.3%) 1982 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.09% CONSULTING 5.27% SOMERSET 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.75% WEST 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.45% SOUTH 1.04% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTING 1.04% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.83% TAUNTON 0.94% LONDON 1.79% HOUSE 0.94% DESIGN 1.78% CARE 0.84% BUSINESS 1.74% TRAINING 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (SOUTH 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.69% WEST) 0.84% CARE 1.64% COMMUNITY 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PLUMBING 0.73% GLOBAL 1.59% HEATING 0.73% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.63% MEDIA 1.54% CLEANING 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.53% GLOBAL 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% IT 1.39% H 0.63% M 1.25% BUSINESS 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.52% BUILDING 1.19% CO 0.52% CAPITAL 1.19% SECURITY 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% DEVELOPMENT 0.52% TRAINING 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 188 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 77 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 25,547 41100 - Development of building projects 22 9,271 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 54,854 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,228 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 16 6,039 86900 - Other human health activities 16 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,516 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 15 5,249 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 5,437 56101 - Licensed restaurants 13 7,531 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 8,312 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 11 5,160 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 5,859 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 11 3,439 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 6,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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