Taunton, Somerset

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Taunton when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 201 companies were registered in Taunton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TauntonUK
    2015201161,156
    2014165150,722
    % change21.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (201) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Taunton when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Taunton when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015467679
    New companies in 2014454377
    % change2.2%76.7%2.6%
    Record Year2003 (48)2015 (76)2015 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Taunton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 34.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TauntonUK
    201511689,523
    20148682,370
    % change34.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (116) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Taunton when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015294938
    Closed companies in 2014282731
    % change3.6%81.5%23%
    Record Year2011 (50)2015 (49)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Taunton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 85 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TauntonUK
    20158571,633
    20147968,352
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015172741
    Net growth in 2014171646
    Record Year2003 (29)2003 (45)2007 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Taunton formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Taunton
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.3%62.7%-6.5%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)1976 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.3% of all director appointments in Taunton in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.82%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.37%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    TAUNTON1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTIES1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY1.00%CARE2.13%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.91%ENGINEERING2.12%
    WEST0.91%LONDON1.91%
    SOUTH0.82%TRADING1.88%
    SOMERSET0.82%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    TRAINING0.73%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTHCARE0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%CO.,1.58%
    BUILDING0.73%J1.55%
    (TAUNTON)0.64%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DESIGN0.64%BUSINESS1.49%
    ENGINEERING0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRADING0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    (SOUTH0.55%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENERGY0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOLDINGS0.55%BUILDING1.31%
    J0.55%IT1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    TREE0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied192288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company7249,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4243,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2958,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2730,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis216,154
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2129,218
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1911,600
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings187,797
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation175,331
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified169,080
    74990 - Non-trading company1513,794
    86900 - Other human health activities1413,990
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,815
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1210,200
    75000 - Veterinary activities121,018

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371811 NOOBFISH LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09372834 TAUNTON RENTALS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09376265 HAWK YACHTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376349 SILVER ZONE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09379993 UK-GULF CONSULTANCY COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380884 BRAZIER COFFEE ROASTERS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381550 MACKENZIE AND HOLT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09384603 JOLLIES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09389641 SPORTS KITCHEN LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392094 CBL INCORPORATED LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09397920 OPENMAXIMS C.I.C. 20 Jan 2015
    09397945 ASPIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09402571 VENUS ASSETS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09404178 MTD GLOBAL LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09409199 LRS SURVEYING LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09410906 HSM PVT LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09393478 TRNSLATRTR LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09395710 SOWERBY SECURITY LTD. 19 Jan 2015
    09399474 HEAT-WORX INSTALLATIONS LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09406628 W. PLUMTREE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09386981 TAUNTON & PICKERIDGE GOLF CLUB LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09395659 AUGUSTUS COMMUNICATIONS LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09393240 THE FITZHEAD INN LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09400348 A S GROUNDWORKS & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402840 BORDER PLUMBING LTD 23 Jan 2015