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Cardiff, Cardiff

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 650 companies were registered in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CardiffUK
    2011650116,391
    2010669105,137
    % change-2.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (801) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011236189225
    New companies in 2010188170311
    % change25.5%11.2%-27.7%
    Record Year2007 (249)2008 (233)2005 (385)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 547 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CardiffUK
    201154790,986
    201044482,677
    % change23.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (648) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011204161182
    Closed companies in 2010108135201
    % change88.9%19.3%-9%
    Record Year2011 (204)2008 (165)2009 (443)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Cardiff during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 103 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CardiffUK
    201110325,405
    201022522,460
    Record Year 2005 (440) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011322843
    Net growth in 20108035110
    Record Year2008 (129)2004 (103)2005 (276)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Cardiff
    20110.6%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20100.6%0.5%0.7%
    % change8.3%-2.2%-31.0%
    Record Year1961 (1.4%)1969 (1.3%)1968 (1.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.7% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,2.52%CONSULTING5.04%
    INTERNATIONAL1.77%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CARDIFF1.62%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADE1.39%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING1.10%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING1.07%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%BUSINESS1.87%
    SALES0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    INDUSTRIAL0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.75%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.75%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (CARDIFF)0.72%LONDON1.60%
    DEVELOPMENT0.69%CARE1.45%
    MEDIA0.69%J1.45%
    GLOBAL0.67%GLOBAL1.44%
    ENERGY0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROJECTS0.61%IT1.41%
    CARE0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    WALES0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.52%M1.30%
    UNIVERSAL0.52%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.52%S1.24%
    (WALES)0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    NLR0.52%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,033202,798
    74990 - Non-trading company3668,695
    7499 - Non-trading company27111,316
    7487 - Other business activities24460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10330,253
    9999 - Dormant Company8519,765
    99999 - Dormant Company7518,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5516,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3812,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3710,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities366,996
    9305 - Other service activities368,740
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3310,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities307,789
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis293,220
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,788
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering266,183
    5530 - Restaurants264,898
    86900 - Other human health activities254,092
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate223,895

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07534443 LLANRUMNEY PIZZA LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07544710 B&CO. LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543126 MEN TALKING 25 Feb 2011
    07533309 MAC QUALITY CONSULTING LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07526236 L E LIGHTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07520047 SOSHALL NETWORK LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517673 DARMANIN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07545621 ST LAWRENCE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07541724 DRAGONFLY TRADING WORLDWIDE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07533424 BUUSTER LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07533231 P1 BUSINESS STRATEGIES LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07528178 SEAWIND MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07527543 LIVEINNOVATION LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525204 NIGHT IN RETAIL LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07521682 BELLEROPHON PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07521627 BELLEROPHON LAND LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07521623 MANDACO 668 LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07520825 H&PPY LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07516012 RB JAMES CONTRACTORS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07543210 SHENGZHOU CITY YISHENG ELECTRONIC CO., LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541102 BULB FILMS LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07539326 SOVENTIX LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07538407 MH TREND LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07535239 EGGS 4 U LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534829 HOPE RANCH LTD 18 Feb 2011