Truro, Cornwall
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 124 companies were registered in Truro during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Truro UK 2012 124 118,868 2011 122 114,512 % change 1.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (124) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 49 41 34 New companies in 2011 42 42 38 % change 16.7% -2.4% -10.5% Record Year 2012 (49) 2011 (42) 2010 (43)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Truro during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 26.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Truro UK 2012 74 74,772 2011 100 72,230 % change -26.0% 3.5% Record Year 2011 (100) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 31 27 16 Closed companies in 2011 33 33 34 % change -6.1% -18.2% -53% Record Year 2011 (33) 2005 (34) 2011 (34)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Truro during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 50 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Truro UK 2012 50 44,096 2011 22 42,282 Record Year 2002 (78) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 18 14 18 Net growth in 2011 9 9 4 Record Year 2002 (26) 2002 (26) 2010 (28)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Truro formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Truro 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 4.8% -1.6% -11.5% Record Year 1976 (0.2%) 1975 (0.2%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Truro was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Truro in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CORNWALL 2.21% CONSULTING 5.05% SPV 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.75% KS 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.40% PROPERTY 2.35% SUNSAVE 1.16% TRADING 2.08% DEVELOPMENTS 1.05% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTING 1.05% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRURO 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (CORNWALL) 0.81% BUSINESS 1.72% ENERGY 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.70% MEDIA 1.67% COMMUNITY 0.70% LONDON 1.67% DENTAL 0.58% J 1.55% FALMOUTH 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSULTANCY 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.58% IT 1.43% CLEAN 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.47% CARE 1.32% PLANNING 0.47% M 1.27% ST 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% PROPERTIES 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CORNISH 0.47% S 1.17% MARINE 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
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 354 331,455 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 9,891 7487 - Other business activities 45 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 27 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 86230 - Dental practice activities 14 1,752 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 19,425 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 7,869 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 14,774 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 56101 - Licenced restaurants 9 2,563 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 3,086 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,203 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,998 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 8 789 9999 - Dormant Company 8 12,598 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 4,584 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 3,712
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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