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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)TruroUK
    2012124118,868
    2011122114,512
    % change1.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (124) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012494134
    New companies in 2011424238
    % change16.7%-2.4%-10.5%
    Record Year2012 (49)2011 (42)2010 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TruroUK
    20127474,772
    201110072,230
    % change-26.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2011 (100) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012312716
    Closed companies in 2011333334
    % change-6.1%-18.2%-53%
    Record Year2011 (33)2005 (34)2011 (34)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TruroUK
    20125044,096
    20112242,282
    Record Year 2002 (78) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012181418
    Net growth in 2011994
    Record Year2002 (26)2002 (26)2010 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.8%-1.6%-11.5%
    Record Year1976 (0.2%)1975 (0.2%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CORNWALL2.21%CONSULTING5.05%
    SPV1.51%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    KS1.51%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%PROPERTY2.35%
    SUNSAVE1.16%TRADING2.08%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.05%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING1.05%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRURO0.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (CORNWALL)0.81%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENERGY0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.70%MEDIA1.67%
    COMMUNITY0.70%LONDON1.67%
    DENTAL0.58%J1.55%
    FALMOUTH0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%IT1.43%
    CLEAN0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CARE0.47%CARE1.32%
    PLANNING0.47%M1.27%
    ST0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    PROPERTIES0.47%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CORNISH0.47%S1.17%
    MARINE0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied354331,455
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified469,891
    7487 - Other business activities4535,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2833,677
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    86230 - Dental practice activities141,752
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1219,425
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1014,774
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    56101 - Licenced restaurants92,563
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings93,086
    74990 - Non-trading company89,203
    86900 - Other human health activities84,998
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation8789
    9999 - Dormant Company812,598
    62012 - Business and domestic software development74,584
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet63,712

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199717 FAMILY BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199951 3L TRAINING LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08205599 SWAN DEVELOPMENTS (TRURO) LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208603 POLYMEROPTIX UK LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08210104 OLA GREEK LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212865 SALT WATER BEADS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214101 HENLETTA UK LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08221627 HOLIDAY COTTAGE LOCATION LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08221816 BRASS MONKEY COOLING LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227376 TREMETHICK MEDICO-LEGAL REPORTING LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229849 GREEN DEAL COMMERCIAL LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08232895 VIRAJ CUISINE LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08224872 REFLEX ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08231965 JUSTIN PASCOE FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08228555 MARINE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08204853 BRAVE GAMES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08212955 THE BIG RED LAW COMPANY LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08213877 HEAT CLEAN LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214682 CNC PROFI ADMINISTRATION LTD. 14 Sep 2012
    08220133 GPK GDYNIA LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08221768 MURRAYASH.COM LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224870 ARTISAINE LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224910 SMILE LOUNGE LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08225301 ELEANOR LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227042 CROWNE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012