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.

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 (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)TruroUK
    2013154134,802
    2012144131,491
    % change6.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (154) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013434863
    New companies in 2012384462
    % change13.2%9.1%1.6%
    Record Year2013 (43)2013 (48)2003 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TruroUK
    20132877,914
    20128367,576
    % change-66.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2012 (83) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20139811
    Closed companies in 2012331931
    % change-72.7%-57.9%-65%
    Record Year2006 (42)2006 (24)2009 (40)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TruroUK
    201312656,888
    20126163,915
    Record Year 2013 (126) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013344052
    Net growth in 201252531
    Record Year2013 (34)2013 (40)2013 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change1.5%8.2%5.1%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)2003 (0.1%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SPV2.75%CONSULTING5.18%
    KS2.75%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    SUNSAVE2.06%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CORNWALL1.61%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%TRADING2.06%
    ENERGY1.03%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%ENGINEERING1.78%
    GAMES0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTIES0.80%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    FREE0.69%LONDON1.72%
    CLUB0.69%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRURO0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%MEDIA1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%J1.56%
    HOUSE0.57%CARE1.46%
    FUN0.57%IT1.43%
    (CORNWALL)0.57%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CORNISH0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTING0.57%M1.25%
    CARE0.57%BUILDING1.21%
    GREEN0.57%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MARINE0.57%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BUSINESS0.57%TRAINING1.17%
    FARM0.57%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied235249,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9416,448
    99999 - Dormant Company4343,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3354,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2523,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2232,624
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,129
    86230 - Dental practice activities182,346
    56101 - Licensed restaurants176,894
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1524,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development128,099
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings125,372
    41100 - Development of building projects128,637
    35110 - Production of electricity111,854
    98000 - Residents property management104,579
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet77,199
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation71,406
    86210 - General medical practice activities74,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08426608 JAMES TEYLU LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    OC383134 FITZGERALD FURNITURE PARTNERS LLP 07 Mar 2013
    08435127 TREWERN ARTS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08435460 HEP LIFESTYLE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08443037 ANNAPURNA CUISINE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08445926 SUNSAVE 14 (FENTON) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446187 SUNSAVE 17 (CASTLE COMBE) LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08446246 PRIMROSE SOLAR 8 LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08446444 REEF ELECTRONICS LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08450137 FUN FREE GAMES LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08450228 BUDOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452091 PROJECT TR1 LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08452799 KS SPV 39 LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08452804 KS SPV 40 LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08454120 PEARSON'S DARK ENERGY CO. LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08456648 SIMON COW LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08460148 TRIWHENNA-G LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461271 SUNSAVE 20 (KNOWLTON) LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08464529 PENGELLY ENERGY LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08450665 M&D RECORDS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08450915 BLOSSOM & CO LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08428749 THE CEDARS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08461241 LYONESSE LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08436990 MJC APPLIANCE CARE LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08465164 JANUS-SW LTD 28 Mar 2013