Truro, Cornwall
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Truro when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous February.
- March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Truro when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Truro when compared to any month in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Truro when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Truro when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Truro when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 154 companies were registered in Truro during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Truro UK 2013 154 134,802 2012 144 131,491 % change 6.9% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (154) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 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 2013 43 48 63 New companies in 2012 38 44 62 % change 13.2% 9.1% 1.6% Record Year 2013 (43) 2013 (48) 2003 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 28 companies were dissolved in Truro during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 66.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Truro UK 2013 28 77,914 2012 83 67,576 % change -66.3% 15.3% Record Year 2012 (83) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 9 8 11 Closed companies in 2012 33 19 31 % change -72.7% -57.9% -65% Record Year 2006 (42) 2006 (24) 2009 (40)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Truro during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 126 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Truro UK 2013 126 56,888 2012 61 63,915 Record Year 2013 (126) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Truro when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Truro when compared to any month in history.
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Truro when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Truro when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 34 40 52 Net growth in 2012 5 25 31 Record Year 2013 (34) 2013 (40) 2013 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Truro formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Truro 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.5% 8.2% 5.1% Record Year 1997 (0.2%) 2003 (0.1%) 2003 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Truro was in 2005 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
32.6% of all director appointments in Truro in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SPV 2.75% CONSULTING 5.18% KS 2.75% MANAGEMENT 4.78% SUNSAVE 2.06% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CORNWALL 1.61% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 1.15% TRADING 2.06% ENERGY 1.03% DESIGN 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.78% GAMES 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTIES 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.75% FREE 0.69% LONDON 1.72% CLUB 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRURO 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% MEDIA 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.57% J 1.56% HOUSE 0.57% CARE 1.46% FUN 0.57% IT 1.43% (CORNWALL) 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CORNISH 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULTING 0.57% M 1.25% CARE 0.57% BUILDING 1.21% GREEN 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.19% MARINE 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.18% BUSINESS 0.57% TRAINING 1.17% FARM 0.57% SECURITY 1.15%
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 235 249,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 94 16,448 99999 - Dormant Company 43 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 32,624 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,129 86230 - Dental practice activities 18 2,346 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 6,894 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,664 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 8,099 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 5,372 41100 - Development of building projects 12 8,637 35110 - Production of electricity 11 1,854 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,579 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 7,199 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 7 1,406 86210 - General medical practice activities 7 4,062
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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