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
    08344153 WYNDSR LTD. 02 Jan 2013
    08346929 GVO WIND NO. 14 LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350136 TARIK LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08358228 TSI ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08358769 CORNWALL RESTAURANTS AND BARS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08361762 EISMA UK LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362598 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL 16 Jan 2013
    08370070 VIADUCT LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372908 INDIAN DINING CLUB LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08373058 MARTIN WILLIAMS MARKETING LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08377916 SUNSAVE 13 (SOUTHWICK) LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08359886 G T JONES (1944) LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08361431 WARD ZEPHYR LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08344411 80-30 LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08347983 ASBESTOS SURVEYS (SW) LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08376138 LGF CONSTRUCTION LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08344340 PARACHUTE PANTS STORE LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    OC381467 GILLFINE PR LLP 08 Jan 2013
    08351821 SUCCESSNOW LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08360429 MI-GRID ENERGY LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08367402 SHISHATNA LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369177 VISUALIZE DATA SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08373249 DAMPRID EUROPE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375331 CARE HOME UK ADVISORY LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08380892 AWARD WINNING TAKEAWAYS & RESTAURANTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013