Taunton, Somerset

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Taunton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TauntonUK
    2014165150,722
    2013139134,802
    % change18.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (166) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014454377
    New companies in 2013464746
    % change-2.2%-8.5%67.4%
    Record Year2003 (48)2012 (59)2014 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TauntonUK
    20148682,370
    20138277,914
    % change4.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (111) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014282731
    Closed companies in 2013353017
    % change-20.0%-10.0%82%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (31)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Taunton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TauntonUK
    20147968,352
    20135756,888
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014171646
    Net growth in 2013111729
    Record Year2003 (29)2003 (45)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Taunton
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.5%-15.5%39.7%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)1976 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Taunton was in 2009 when 41.3% of all directors were female.

    31.9% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.77%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROPERTY1.04%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    WEST1.04%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    TAUNTON1.04%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTING1.04%TRADING2.05%
    HOUSE0.94%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN0.94%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.83%CARE1.79%
    SOUTH0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    SOMERSET0.83%DESIGN1.75%
    J0.73%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    COMMUNITY0.73%BUSINESS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CARE0.73%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%GLOBAL1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%J1.48%
    QUANTOCK0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (SW)0.62%MEDIA1.48%
    GLOBAL0.52%IT1.33%
    CO0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    EXMOOR0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PLUMBING0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.52%M1.21%
    IT0.52%CAPITAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied201280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company8047,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5337,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3227,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2256,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2026,700
    41100 - Development of building projects209,855
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings196,559
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis165,419
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation164,866
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,813
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified145,876
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate149,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,509
    86900 - Other human health activities1310,273
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,130
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified115,537

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919879 JBB & CO LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08922123 ANTHONY MARTIN HEALTHCARE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08926209 T J RIVIELLO LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08929675 LIZ BROWN EQUINE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08937580 IAN COLLIER ARCHITECTS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08938281 CREECH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08941653 BUFF BOX LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942799 GTA PLUMBING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08946146 PMS PROPERTY LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08948218 AIDISPLAY LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08948275 SPENNY'S SPORTS BAR LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949396 RICHARD BIGGS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08949405 RENATA VIDEO PRODUCTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08950792 BDV ATLANTIC LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08951457 CHEERO (EUROPE) LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08951479 TIME FOR (UK) LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08918104 LIGHTWORKS ENGINEERING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08919928 M4GIC TRANSPORT LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08931479 IM A HUSTLER BABY LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08921415 FEAST CATERING LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08937636 WILD EDGE DESIGN LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08960752 DEANE DRAGONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08965777 BICKENHALL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08917957 S HAWKINS LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08923772 SERENITY-BEAUTYBYGEM LIMITED 05 Mar 2014