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
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