Cardiff, Cardiff
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 669 companies were registered in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 669 105,137 2009 594 91,034 % change 12.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (801) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 188 170 311 New companies in 2009 173 172 249 % change 8.7% -1.2% 24.9% Record Year 2007 (249) 2008 (233) 2005 (385)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 444 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 31.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 444 82,677 2009 648 108,060 % change -31.5% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (648) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 108 135 201 Closed companies in 2009 95 110 443 % change 13.7% 22.7% -55% Record Year 2007 (168) 2008 (165) 2009 (443)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 225 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 225 22,460 2009 -54 -17,026 Record Year 2005 (440) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 80 35 110 Net growth in 2009 78 62 -194 Record Year 2008 (129) 2004 (103) 2005 (276)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Cardiff 2010 0.6% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% % change 0.8% -15.4% 3.8% Record Year 1961 (1.4%) 1969 (1.3%) 1968 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.7% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage INTERNATIONAL 2.52% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CO., 2.31% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 2.09% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CARDIFF 1.64% PROPERTY 2.50% TRADING 1.61% ASSOCIATES 2.04% TRADE 1.37% TRADING 1.93% (CARDIFF) 1.09% DESIGN 1.91% UNIVERSAL 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTING 0.88% MEDIA 1.84% WALES 0.88% BUSINESS 1.74% SALES 0.79% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUSINESS 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.54% GLOBAL 0.73% J 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% LONDON 1.45% IMPORT 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.45% INDUSTRIAL 0.64% GROUP 1.37% (WALES) 0.64% GLOBAL 1.35% CAPITAL 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROJECTS 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANCY 0.55% CARE 1.33% SYSTEMS 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.30% EXPRESS 0.55% M 1.28% DESIGN 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.25% HOLDINGS 0.52% S 1.23%
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 2,153 228,645 74990 - Non-trading company 487 8,149 7499 - Non-trading company 366 15,398 7487 - Other business activities 270 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 96 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 61 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 55 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 9,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 6,340 9305 - Other service activities 39 9,038 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 14,007 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 10,331 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 36 9,325 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 36 9,659 7011 - Development & sell real estate 34 5,300 41100 - Development of building projects 29 4,513 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,143 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 8,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 4,131
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07202084 SHANG SHUNG UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07199860 MARC UK (TOTAL) LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07184779 DEMON DRINKS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07177279 A TO Z PLUMBING SERVICES LTD 04 Mar 2010 07176559 BOSS DOORS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07205270 LLECHEN LAN CYF. 26 Mar 2010 07198392 RENEW FITNESS RETREAT LTD. 22 Mar 2010 07191254 LPS GAMES LTD 16 Mar 2010 07179959 BOWSHERS GARAGE LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 07210405 CLAIMZ4KIDZ LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07201922 PRIME WALES (CARDIFF) LTD 24 Mar 2010 07200174 TACHOGRAPH SERVICES LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07195194 THILL EUROPE LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07194434 GATEKEEPER SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07184588 PRYSG CYF 10 Mar 2010 07181681 CONCEPTUAL SYNERGY LIMITED 08 Mar 2010 07179926 MORGAN-JONES CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 07206072 PREMIER COPIER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07205079 WELSH TRIATHLON LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07200475 THE NIA CENTRE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 23 Mar 2010 07195166 UNIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07194872 DE OSCURO LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07191981 JIU FILM LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07191918 AGEA LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07191859 WUA INSTITUT LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
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