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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Taunton UK 2015 201 161,156 2014 165 150,722 % change 21.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (201) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 46 76 79 New companies in 2014 45 43 77 % change 2.2% 76.7% 2.6% Record Year 2003 (48) 2015 (76) 2015 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Taunton UK 2015 116 89,523 2014 86 82,370 % change 34.9% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (116) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 29 49 38 Closed companies in 2014 28 27 31 % change 3.6% 81.5% 23% Record Year 2011 (50) 2015 (49) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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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) Taunton UK 2015 85 71,633 2014 79 68,352 Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 17 27 41 Net growth in 2014 17 16 46 Record Year 2003 (29) 2003 (45) 2007 (60)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 0.3% 62.7% -6.5% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 2003 (0.2%) 1976 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.82% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.56% TAUNTON 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.19% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTIES 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 1.00% CARE 2.13% DEVELOPMENTS 0.91% ENGINEERING 2.12% WEST 0.91% LONDON 1.91% SOUTH 0.82% TRADING 1.88% SOMERSET 0.82% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% ELECTRICAL 1.76% TRAINING 0.73% DESIGN 1.65% HEALTHCARE 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.73% CO., 1.58% BUILDING 0.73% J 1.55% (TAUNTON) 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.54% DESIGN 0.64% BUSINESS 1.49% ENGINEERING 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRADING 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% (SOUTH 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ENERGY 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HOLDINGS 0.55% BUILDING 1.31% J 0.55% IT 1.30% INTERNATIONAL 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% TREE 0.46% M 1.27%
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 192 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 72 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,098 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 21 6,154 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 29,218 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 11,600 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 7,797 41100 - Development of building projects 18 11,863 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 5,331 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,080 74990 - Non-trading company 15 13,794 86900 - Other human health activities 14 13,990 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,815 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 10,200 75000 - Veterinary activities 12 1,018
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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