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 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
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