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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