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
    09416327 SASH EDUCATION LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09419970 DEVON YOGA FESTIVAL LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09421540 MY BETS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09428381 MYQUALITY LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429984 HONITON ACCOUNTANTS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09433998 K D GROUP LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09440115 BLUE PEOPLE GROUP LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09440649 ELEMENT THIRTY LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09444757 ASHBEER CAPITAL LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445529 DW BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09452581 POLISH DELICATESSEN GABI LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09455606 AAM HOLDINGS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456722 MACO MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09457189 DRIVER & SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09457369 TUNDAS CAPITAL LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09462224 BARN CLOSE KENNELS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09415977 MECONOPSYS LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09424707 DJ LIVE WIRE LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09436883 WOODY'S REPAIRS & SERVICING LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09438109 PRAWN ON THE LAWN LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09454492 VAT-SURE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09416029 BLUE SWAN SOLUTIONS (CORNWALL) LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418787 NEW COTTAGE 1959 LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09424746 JUDITH.R.BARRETT LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09460266 CATFISH CAPITAL LTD 26 Feb 2015