Cardiff, Cardiff
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,238 companies were formed in Cardiff. This figure is 6.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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 2011 1,238 228,735 2010 1,324 203,749 % change -6.5% 12.3% Record Year 2008 (1,438) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 588 companies were registered in Cardiff during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Cardiff UK 2011 588 112,344 2010 655 98,612 % change -10.2% 13.9% Record Year 2008 (728) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 172 202 214 New companies in 2010 202 186 267 % change -14.9% 8.6% -19.9% Record Year 2008 (298) 2006 (244) 2010 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 992 companies were dissolved in Cardiff. This figure is 0.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
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 2011 992 162,310 2010 997 177,631 % change -0.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,613) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 445 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Cardiff UK 2011 445 71,324 2010 553 94,954 % change -19.5% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (965) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 80 192 173 Closed companies in 2010 140 174 239 % change -42.9% 10.3% -28% Record Year 2009 (345) 2009 (370) 2009 (250)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Cardiff increased by 246 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff UK 2011 246 66,425 2010 327 26,118 Record Year 2008 (869) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 143 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Cardiff UK 2011 143 41,020 2010 102 3,658 Record Year 2008 (449) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 92 10 41 Net growth in 2010 62 12 28 Record Year 2008 (176) 2006 (168) 2008 (208)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Cardiff formed 0.5% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.6%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff 2011 0.5% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Cardiff formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Cardiff 2011 0.5% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.8% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% % change -17.6% -14.5% -29.0% Record Year 1975 (1.0%) 1963 (1.4%) 1968 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Cardiff was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 2.31% CONSULTING 5.09% CARDIFF 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.86% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANCY 3.17% MANAGEMENT 1.38% PROPERTY 2.43% TRADE 1.32% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 1.20% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTING 1.17% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTANCY 0.88% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% SALES 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.64% MEDIA 1.73% INDUSTRIAL 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.67% (CARDIFF) 0.64% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDIA 0.61% J 1.44% ENERGY 0.61% CARE 1.44% GLOBAL 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.42% NLR 0.59% IT 1.39% DEVELOPMENT 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% WALES 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% CARE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% S 0.53% M 1.27% PROJECTS 0.53% S 1.23% CO 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 1,966 202,072 74990 - Non-trading company 330 8,481 7499 - Non-trading company 275 10,955 7487 - Other business activities 250 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 100 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 85 20,111 99999 - Dormant Company 84 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 16,419 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 10,322 9305 - Other service activities 35 9,063 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 7,095 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 7,835 7414 - Business & management consultancy 32 13,053 7260 - Other computer related activities 30 7,849 5530 - Restaurants 28 5,086 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 5,928 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 7,143 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 10,545 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 24 3,095 6523 - Other financial intermediation 23 2,022
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07593646 PHILLY SKATE LTD 06 Apr 2011 07617609 FAIRWATER RFC LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07610067 UP AND UNDER (PROPERTY) LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07609740 NGM BRO LTD 19 Apr 2011 07609438 THE FOOD & DRINK SHOW (WALES) LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07598774 PRISTINE CLEANING SERVICES CARDIFF LTD 11 Apr 2011 07597418 STEPHEN WALDRON CONSULT LIMITED 08 Apr 2011 07614746 POLYNESIA CARDIFF LIMITED 26 Apr 2011 07601176 SPENCER TAVERNS LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07600955 VISTA TRUSTEE LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07599929 TARIAN LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07599902 MANDACO 684 LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07599760 GOD'S KITCHEN LTD 11 Apr 2011 07592304 GRAHAM HOMES (COWBRIDGE) LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07589316 NEW ORDER LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07614236 WALS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN GROUP LTD 26 Apr 2011 07609579 RESCOM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07607480 TRICON BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 18 Apr 2011 07606533 CARLCORP CYF 15 Apr 2011 07604910 FLOURICH TRADING LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07604321 DEXIN APPAREL LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07602782 DJ & RA GRIFFITHS LIMITED 13 Apr 2011 07601753 PINK ROSE BUD LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07597248 HEFANS GLOBAL CO., LTD 08 Apr 2011 07596581 Z&O RECRUITMENT LTD 07 Apr 2011
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