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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