Truro, Cornwall

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 135 companies were registered in Truro during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TruroUK
    2013135132,684
    2012124118,868
    % change8.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (135) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Truro when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013493947
    New companies in 2012494134
    % change0.0%-4.9%38.2%
    Record Year2012 (49)2003 (42)2013 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Truro during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TruroUK
    20137686,170
    20127475,908
    % change2.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2011 (100) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013332023
    Closed companies in 2012312716
    % change6.5%-25.9%44%
    Record Year2011 (33)2005 (34)2011 (34)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Truro during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 59 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TruroUK
    20135946,514
    20125042,960
    Record Year 2013 (59) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013161924
    Net growth in 2012181418
    Record Year2002 (26)2002 (26)2010 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Truro formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Truro
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.5%-12.8%21.2%
    Record Year2002 (0.1%)1992 (0.2%)2001 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 48.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Truro was in 2009 when 38.9% of all directors were female.

    27.5% of all director appointments in Truro in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KS3.60%CONSULTING5.27%
    SPV3.60%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SUNSAVE1.91%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CORNWALL1.46%PROPERTY2.53%
    (CORNWALL)1.24%TRADING2.08%
    HOUSE0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%LONDON1.79%
    ENERGY0.90%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTIES0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    GAMES0.67%CARE1.64%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CLUB0.67%GLOBAL1.59%
    FARM0.67%J1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%MEDIA1.54%
    HOMES0.56%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    (SW)0.56%PROPERTIES1.45%
    FREE0.56%IT1.39%
    CORNISH0.56%M1.25%
    CONSULTING0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    KERNOW0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    FUN0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    FARM)0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied210260,135
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8817,715
    99999 - Dormant Company5246,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2734,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2654,854
    35110 - Production of electricity242,004
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2425,547
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,228
    56101 - Licensed restaurants167,531
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    86230 - Dental practice activities142,107
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1226,675
    41100 - Development of building projects129,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,516
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039
    98000 - Residents property management104,680
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet98,475
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment85,859
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate88,312

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08593988 BYGONE ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08594989 DANIELL ARMS LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08603000 NINA WHITBY LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08603102 CORNWALL COMMUNITY POWER CIC 09 Jul 2013
    08604059 EVEREST CONSERVATORIES LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08604939 THE BECK PUB COMPANY LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08605150 CREATIVE COVER LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08610232 BOILER FAULT FINDER LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08615701 THAIGERR TAKE-AWAYS UK LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08619273 THE ROSELAND KITCHEN & BEDROOM COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08621789 KS SPV 42 LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08622093 KS SPV 44 LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622176 KS SPV 47 LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622188 KS SPV 46 LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622240 KS SPV 49 LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622244 SINGRUG LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622294 KS SPV 48 LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08623425 LANDER MORTGAGE SERVICES LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08625743 KITE GLASS PROCESSING LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08594485 LANCORN SL LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08623225 ROOMFRESH LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08600089 GVW CORNWALL LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08605269 DC LAW LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08626063 ESHAL HEALTH COMPANY LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08621821 MATLOG LTD 23 Jul 2013