Torquay, Devon
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 219 companies were formed in Torquay. This figure is 15.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Torquay occurred in 2005 when a total of 242 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Torquay UK 2012 219 253,150 2011 189 228,735 % change 15.9% 10.7% Record Year 2005 (242) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 100 companies were registered in Torquay during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Torquay UK 2012 100 121,659 2011 88 112,344 % change 13.6% 8.3% Record Year 2005 (152) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 30 34 36 New companies in 2011 30 28 30 % change 0.0% 21.4% 20.0% Record Year 2005 (81) 2003 (42) 2005 (40)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 117 companies were dissolved in Torquay. This figure is 19.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Torquay occurred in 2009 when a total of 230 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Torquay UK 2012 117 147,793 2011 146 162,310 % change -19.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (230) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Torquay during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Torquay UK 2012 59 80,218 2011 60 71,324 % change -1.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 25 17 17 Closed companies in 2011 13 21 26 % change 92.3% -19.0% -35% Record Year 2009 (39) 2009 (70) 2009 (44)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Torquay increased by 102 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Torquay UK 2012 102 105,357 2011 43 66,425 Record Year 2003 (147) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Torquay during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 41 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Torquay UK 2012 41 41,441 2011 28 41,020 Record Year 2005 (93) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 5 17 19 Net growth in 2011 17 7 4 Record Year 2005 (62) 2003 (34) 2003 (24)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Torquay formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Torquay 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Torquay formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Torquay 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.9% 6.5% 28.2% Record Year 2005 (0.2%) 1966 (0.4%) 1966 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Torquay was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Torquay in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Torquay was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Torquay in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TORBAY 1.31% CONSULTING 5.07% DEVON 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CARE 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MUSIC 0.92% PROPERTY 2.35% SOUTH 0.79% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTY 0.79% DESIGN 1.89% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.87% TORQUAY 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTING 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.78% J 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% WEST 0.66% BUSINESS 1.70% BUILDING 0.66% MEDIA 1.69% ENERGY 0.53% LONDON 1.68% (SW) 0.53% J 1.57% LEISURE 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% (TORQUAY) 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.48% DAYLIGHT 0.53% IT 1.42% LE 0.53% CARE 1.31% SERVICE 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% M 1.26% MANAGEMENT 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.23% C 0.39% BUILDING 1.23% PROPERTIES 0.39% SECURITY 1.19% COURT 0.39% S 1.18% CATERING 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 207 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 39 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 19 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 14 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 14,220 56101 - Licenced restaurants 8 2,540 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,706 9305 - Other service activities 7 7,926 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 6,456 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 4,644 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 7 20,390 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 6 2,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 8,258 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 3,818 43290 - Other construction installation 6 1,796 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 6 819 41100 - Development of building projects 6 5,149 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 4,742 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 3,143
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08017220 BORNE RECRUITMENT LTD 03 Apr 2012 08018792 SOHO TORQUAY LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08028319 CHEF HULSTONE LTD 12 Apr 2012 08029881 CALL ZONE UK LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08034004 LIKAZ LABOUR LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08034799 SURRIDGE GALLERIES LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08039758 BURNETT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Apr 2012 08019881 TACON PASCAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08020585 PRINCES GROUNDS & TREE CARE (SW) LTD 04 Apr 2012 08020845 SOUTH WEST SALUTE 2013 LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08021464 S&G HUTCHINS LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08022289 COASTAL CARE (TORBAY) LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08022308 HIGHGATE WEXFORD LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08023312 CAS PROPERTY LTD 10 Apr 2012 08024872 MSL AGENCY LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08025092 HOLISTIC APPROACH LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08026853 SMNR LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08030034 CAFE & GRILL LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08030038 DOGS AND CATS STORE LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08034657 MORE DIRT LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08035259 JALME CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08037609 ROB'S SHACK LIMITED 19 Apr 2012 08044877 ECLIPSE PROPERTY SW LTD 25 Apr 2012 08051260 LPE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 30 Apr 2012 08051368 HELE'S ANGELS 30 Apr 2012
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