Cardiff, Cardiff
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous June.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,324 companies were formed in Cardiff. This figure is 16.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Cardiff occurred in 2008 when a total of 1,438 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff UK 2010 1,324 203,749 2009 1,141 182,021 % change 16.0% 11.9% Record Year 2008 (1,438) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 655 companies were registered in Cardiff during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 655 98,612 2009 547 90,987 % change 19.7% 8.4% Record Year 2008 (728) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 202 186 267 New companies in 2009 189 179 179 % change 6.9% 3.9% 49.2% Record Year 2008 (298) 2006 (244) 2010 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 997 companies were dissolved in Cardiff. This figure is 38.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Cardiff occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,613 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff UK 2010 997 177,631 2009 1,613 289,236 % change -38.2% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,613) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 553 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 42.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 553 94,954 2009 965 181,176 % change -42.7% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (965) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 140 174 239 Closed companies in 2009 345 370 250 % change -59.4% -53.0% -4% Record Year 2009 (345) 2009 (370) 2009 (250)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Cardiff increased by 327 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff UK 2010 327 26,118 2009 -472 -107,215 Record Year 2008 (869) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 102 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 102 3,658 2009 -418 -90,189 Record Year 2008 (449) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 62 12 28 Net growth in 2009 -156 -191 -71 Record Year 2008 (176) 2006 (168) 2008 (208)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.6%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Cardiff formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Cardiff 2010 0.7% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% UK formation share in 2009 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change -1.7% -1.0% 34.2% Record Year 1975 (1.0%) 1963 (1.4%) 1968 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Cardiff was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.9% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
19.9% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 2.68% MANAGEMENT 5.01% INTERNATIONAL 2.56% CONSULTING 4.79% MANAGEMENT 2.09% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CARDIFF 1.59% PROPERTY 2.40% TRADING 1.53% ASSOCIATES 2.02% TRADE 1.41% TRADING 2.01% (CARDIFF) 1.12% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% UNIVERSAL 0.94% MEDIA 1.80% GLOBAL 0.94% BUSINESS 1.75% SALES 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.71% WALES 0.80% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% (WALES) 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.56% INDUSTRIAL 0.77% LONDON 1.52% BUSINESS 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.65% J 1.46% IMPORT 0.65% CARE 1.41% SYSTEMS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.39% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTANCY 0.56% BUILDING 1.33% MEDIA 0.56% M 1.29% CARE 0.56% IT 1.28% ENERGY 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROJECTS 0.50% GROUP 1.25% CAPITAL 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 2,111 207,125 74990 - Non-trading company 443 7,893 7499 - Non-trading company 326 13,997 7487 - Other business activities 254 68,525 9999 - Dormant Company 103 19,842 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 25,942 99999 - Dormant Company 65 14,342 7414 - Business & management consultancy 48 14,598 9305 - Other service activities 38 8,822 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 5,854 7260 - Other computer related activities 36 9,122 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 13,490 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 8,590 7011 - Development & sell real estate 31 4,579 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 8,262 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 8,285 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 6,684 41100 - Development of building projects 27 3,945 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,922 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 24 3,070
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