Cardiff, Cardiff
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 721 companies were registered in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Cardiff UK 2011 721 114,512 2010 664 101,492 % change 8.6% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (721) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 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 2011 211 252 258 New companies in 2010 201 222 241 % change 5.0% 13.5% 7.1% Record Year 2007 (229) 2011 (252) 2011 (258)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 430 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Cardiff UK 2011 430 72,230 2010 593 87,705 % change -27.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (762) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 156 157 117 Closed companies in 2010 179 210 204 % change -12.8% -25.2% -43% Record Year 2010 (179) 2008 (283) 2009 (395)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 291 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Cardiff UK 2011 291 42,282 2010 71 13,787 Record Year 2004 (324) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 55 95 141 Net growth in 2010 22 12 37 Record Year 2008 (193) 2011 (95) 2002 (181)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Cardiff 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% % change -3.9% -4.5% -3.3% Record Year 1971 (1.1%) 1970 (1.3%) 1972 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 2.36% CONSULTING 5.11% CARDIFF 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.75% INTERNATIONAL 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.44% PROPERTY 2.41% TRADING 1.18% TRADING 2.06% TRADE 1.12% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTING 1.04% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROPERTY 0.72% BUSINESS 1.82% (WALES) 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (CARDIFF) 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% DEVELOPMENT 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.66% LONDON 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.66% J 1.47% ENERGY 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% WALES 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SOLAR 0.58% CARE 1.42% INDUSTRY 0.58% IT 1.38% CARE 0.58% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% CO 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDIA 0.52% M 1.25% J 0.49% ENERGY 1.22% S 0.49% TRAINING 1.21% PROJECTS 0.49% S 1.21%
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 1,923 204,493 74990 - Non-trading company 289 8,064 7487 - Other business activities 283 65,177 7499 - Non-trading company 254 11,543 9999 - Dormant Company 100 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 97 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 80 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 42 14,755 9305 - Other service activities 41 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 10,018 5530 - Restaurants 34 5,640 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 6,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 7,551 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 8,345 6523 - Other financial intermediation 30 2,173 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 27 2,493 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 6,321 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 10,137
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07691708 YUNIK LTD. 04 Jul 2011 07693642 247 TECH LTD 05 Jul 2011 07691364 ZIM CONSTRUCTION LTD 04 Jul 2011 07699437 LLANMAES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2011 07702261 ARIAM TRAVEL LTD 12 Jul 2011 07705519 INSOLE COURT TRUST-YMDDIREDOLAETH CWRT INSOLE 14 Jul 2011 07711212 CULVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2011 07711911 CARING 2000 LIMITED 20 Jul 2011 07715272 CULVER FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED 22 Jul 2011 07721869 POINT-IT-RIGHT LTD 28 Jul 2011 07695858 L D REES LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07695929 BEAUTY2U.COM LTD 06 Jul 2011 07701878 WSS ELECTRICS LTD. 12 Jul 2011 07702645 WINDSCHEME LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07702726 SECUREBID LIMITED 13 Jul 2011 07704670 THECOALSHED LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07704888 NEBULA DEVELOPMENT LTD 14 Jul 2011 07706801 HARDWARE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07712345 RDM MARKETING LTD 20 Jul 2011 07714050 BS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011 07689881 E.P.N. PROCUREMENT LIMITED 01 Jul 2011 07700624 A B SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011 07704974 EGC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07705005 HIGHTEX DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07705962 AL-MAA'IDAH HAJJ SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
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