
Truro, Cornwall
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 122 companies were registered in Truro during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Truro UK 2011 122 116,391 2010 135 105,137 % change -9.6% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 35 47 40 New companies in 2010 30 39 66 % change 16.7% 20.5% -39.4% Record Year 2004 (43) 2011 (47) 2003 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Truro during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Truro UK 2011 60 90,986 2010 52 82,677 % change 15.4% 10.0% Record Year 2006 (80) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 19 18 23 Closed companies in 2010 11 18 23 % change 72.7% 0.0% 0% Record Year 2006 (42) 2006 (24) 2009 (40)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Truro during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 62 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Truro UK 2011 62 25,405 2010 83 22,460 Record Year 2003 (102) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 16 29 17 Net growth in 2010 19 21 43 Record Year 2003 (27) 2003 (33) 2010 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Truro formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Truro 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 0.7% 6.0% -42.2% Record Year 1964 (0.2%) 1985 (0.2%) 1961 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 48.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 11.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Truro was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in Truro in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.48% CONSULTING 5.04% CORNWALL 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.97% SPV 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.16% KS 1.35% PROPERTY 2.38% (CORNWALL) 1.11% TRADING 2.10% TRURO 0.86% DESIGN 1.93% COMMUNITY 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CIC 0.62% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% MEDICAL 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTING 0.62% MEDIA 1.69% B 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.61% HEALTH 0.49% LONDON 1.60% FARM 0.49% CARE 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.49% J 1.45% DEVELOPMENT 0.49% GLOBAL 1.44% FALMOUTH 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.49% IT 1.41% MEDIA 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% C 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% DESIGN 0.49% M 1.30% CORNISH 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ENTERTAINMENT 0.37% S 1.24% SOFTWARE 0.37% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% ADMINISTRATION 0.37% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 132 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 90 60,968 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 7,788 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 30,253 9305 - Other service activities 24 8,740 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,695 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,336 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,085 98000 - Residents property management 13 3,154 9999 - Dormant Company 12 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 12,916 86230 - Dental practice activities 10 1,418 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 3,220 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 16,150 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,092 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,996 7499 - Non-trading company 7 11,316 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 2,290 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 7,789 70100 - Activities of head offices 6 2,849
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07509369 LANG BENNETTS (IT SERVICES) LIMITED 28 Jan 2011 07506524 FRESH PRODUCE ADVISORY LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07506479 MOMENTUM DIGITAL LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07504157 UNREAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07501023 COMBINED TRAINING NETWORK CIC 21 Jan 2011 07500513 B B WEAR LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07499756 LEIVERS TRANSPORT LIMITED 20 Jan 2011 07498527 ROCKTALK IMAGING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011 07498294 PILL CREEK PUBLISHING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011 07492378 ORANGE TREE MEDIA LTD 13 Jan 2011 07489642 TWO LEGAL SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2011 07488310 BOYTON SOLAR PARK LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07487962 PARKERHOUSE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07484964 ROSELAND FURNITURE LIMITED 06 Jan 2011 07490925 KOR CORPORATION LTD 12 Jan 2011 07486274 TRADER BENNETTS LTD 10 Jan 2011 07483749 EMPIRE ROOFING CONTRACTORS (CORNWALL) LIMITED 06 Jan 2011 07488331 DUCHY CARS LTD 11 Jan 2011 07510670 FIGHT PAIN LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07509373 INTERDRIVE ALPHA LTD 28 Jan 2011 07504895 MYELEARNING LTD 25 Jan 2011 07504506 YDS GERMANY LTD 25 Jan 2011 07496257 LIME SQUARE CONSULTING LTD 18 Jan 2011 07493774 JOEY POUCH LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07481977 TREWORGAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
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