Cardiff, Cardiff
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 664 companies were registered in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 664 101,492 2009 657 94,671 % change 1.1% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (664) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 201 222 241 New companies in 2009 215 185 257 % change -6.5% 20.0% -6.2% Record Year 2007 (229) 2010 (222) 2009 (257)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 593 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 593 87,705 2009 762 159,401 % change -22.2% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (762) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 179 210 204 Closed companies in 2009 158 209 395 % change 13.3% 0.5% -48% Record Year 2010 (179) 2008 (283) 2009 (395)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 71 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cardiff UK 2010 71 13,787 2009 -105 -64,730 Record Year 2004 (324) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 22 12 37 Net growth in 2009 57 -24 -138 Record Year 2008 (193) 2000 (81) 2002 (181)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Cardiff formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cardiff 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% 2006 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% % change -13.1% 8.9% -10.1% Record Year 1971 (1.1%) 1970 (1.3%) 1972 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
19.1% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 2.49% MANAGEMENT 5.06% INTERNATIONAL 2.28% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.79% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CARDIFF 1.67% PROPERTY 2.38% TRADING 1.38% TRADING 2.04% TRADE 1.29% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTING 1.17% DESIGN 1.93% SALES 1.08% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% INDUSTRIAL 0.94% BUSINESS 1.80% (CARDIFF) 0.91% MEDIA 1.75% GLOBAL 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.85% LONDON 1.59% UNIVERSAL 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.59% WALES 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.49% NLR 0.64% CARE 1.44% MEDIA 0.64% J 1.44% ENERGY 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% IMPORT 0.64% GLOBAL 1.42% PROPERTY 0.61% IT 1.35% BUSINESS 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.61% BUILDING 1.32% CARE 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% (WALES) 0.56% M 1.28% DEVELOPMENT 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.26% EXPORT 0.53% S 1.24%
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 2,166 202,902 74990 - Non-trading company 415 7,649 7499 - Non-trading company 346 13,408 7487 - Other business activities 264 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 94 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 93 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 59 14,072 7414 - Business & management consultancy 47 14,940 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 5,716 9305 - Other service activities 36 9,454 7260 - Other computer related activities 36 8,967 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 13,161 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 33 7,634 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 8,292 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 6,460 7011 - Development & sell real estate 26 3,743 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 7,767 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 25 2,962 41100 - Development of building projects 25 3,688 4525 - Other special trades construction 24 2,071
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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