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

  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 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)CardiffUK
    2010664101,492
    200965794,671
    % change1.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (664) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010201222241
    New companies in 2009215185257
    % change-6.5%20.0%-6.2%
    Record Year2007 (229)2010 (222)2009 (257)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CardiffUK
    201059387,705
    2009762159,401
    % change-22.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (762) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010179210204
    Closed companies in 2009158209395
    % change13.3%0.5%-48%
    Record Year2010 (179)2008 (283)2009 (395)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CardiffUK
    20107113,787
    2009-105-64,730
    Record Year 2004 (324) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010221237
    Net growth in 200957-24-138
    Record Year2008 (193)2000 (81)2002 (181)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.7%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.6%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.7%0.6%0.8%
    % change-13.1%8.9%-10.1%
    Record Year1971 (1.1%)1970 (1.3%)1972 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,2.49%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    INTERNATIONAL2.28%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.79%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CARDIFF1.67%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING1.38%TRADING2.04%
    TRADE1.29%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTING1.17%DESIGN1.93%
    SALES1.08%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    INDUSTRIAL0.94%BUSINESS1.80%
    (CARDIFF)0.91%MEDIA1.75%
    GLOBAL0.85%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%LONDON1.59%
    UNIVERSAL0.73%ENGINEERING1.59%
    WALES0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    NLR0.64%CARE1.44%
    MEDIA0.64%J1.44%
    ENERGY0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    IMPORT0.64%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTY0.61%IT1.35%
    BUSINESS0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.61%BUILDING1.32%
    CARE0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (WALES)0.56%M1.28%
    DEVELOPMENT0.53%SYSTEMS1.26%
    EXPORT0.53%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,166202,902
    74990 - Non-trading company4157,649
    7499 - Non-trading company34613,408
    7487 - Other business activities26469,802
    9999 - Dormant Company9421,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9325,053
    99999 - Dormant Company5914,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4714,940
    62090 - Other information technology service activities365,716
    9305 - Other service activities369,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities368,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3413,161
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering337,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities318,292
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified276,460
    7011 - Development & sell real estate263,743
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified267,767
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis252,962
    41100 - Development of building projects253,688
    4525 - Other special trades construction242,071

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07307029 BUFFETS AND BALLOONS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07300937 CLUBWEAR LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07327979 RED HORSE MEDIA LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325443 JEDALI 1005 LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07319406 LC READ LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316159 TAFOL CYF. 15 Jul 2010
    07300929 CITY SOLAR LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07326471 ALL2GETHR INDUSTRIES LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07320079 CDSL PARTNERS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319457 LATA MOTORS LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07317067 YOGI DIGITAL LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07308709 PLAY DUVET LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07306479 RESTAURANT MINUET LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07303135 CLOVERTRACK LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302506 IDWAL MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301453 TELOS MEDIA TRAINING LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07328118 LECKWITH CONCRETE PRODUCTS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07324853 RAANNI LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07324745 A1 FM LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07324629 LK GLOBAL LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07315898 POWELL LLOYD LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07311937 REAVIN INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07311232 TARW DU LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07310231 TRIKON LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07325989 TCEMIAH 1005 LIMITED 26 Jul 2010