Cardiff, Cardiff
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 758 companies were registered in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 16.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cardiff UK 2012 758 131,491 2011 650 116,391 % change 16.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (801) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 231 260 267 New companies in 2011 236 189 225 % change -2.1% 37.6% 18.7% Record Year 2007 (249) 2012 (260) 2005 (385)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 406 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cardiff UK 2012 406 67,576 2011 547 90,987 % change -25.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (648) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 128 159 119 Closed companies in 2011 204 161 182 % change -37.3% -1.2% -35% Record Year 2011 (204) 2008 (165) 2009 (443)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 352 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cardiff UK 2012 352 63,915 2011 103 25,404 Record Year 2005 (440) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 103 101 148 Net growth in 2011 32 28 43 Record Year 2008 (129) 2004 (103) 2005 (276)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cardiff 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% % change -16.1% 17.7% 11.0% Record Year 1961 (1.4%) 1969 (1.3%) 1968 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARDIFF 1.97% CONSULTING 5.07% CO., 1.94% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.64% CONSULTANCY 3.30% INTERNATIONAL 1.58% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.42% TRADING 2.07% TRADING 1.20% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 1.04% ENGINEERING 1.86% SOLAR 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (CARDIFF) 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.79% WALES 0.82% BUSINESS 1.73% DEVELOPMENTS 0.79% MEDIA 1.72% (WALES) 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.74% LONDON 1.66% ENERGY 0.74% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENT 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GLOBAL 0.68% GLOBAL 1.50% FINANCIAL 0.66% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.63% CARE 1.34% PROPERTY 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.55% M 1.27% R 0.55% BUILDING 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.55% ENERGY 1.20% SECURITY 0.52% S 1.20% CENTRE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,974 216,665 74990 - Non-trading company 323 9,729 7487 - Other business activities 229 52,735 7499 - Non-trading company 222 9,102 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 110 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 103 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 79 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 75 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 8,145 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 86230 - Dental practice activities 33 1,834 9305 - Other service activities 33 8,818 5530 - Restaurants 31 4,633 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 27 2,786 86900 - Other human health activities 26 5,066 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 4,427 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 6,934
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07905809 CMB RENEWABLES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07898984 PRESTIGE SLATE WORKTOPS LTD 05 Jan 2012 07901885 DYNAMO LEGAL LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07911527 JRJ CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07928886 MAYOR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07899323 HERSCHEL MOSS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07903624 PRINCIPAL RISK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07905190 DEULEN LTD 11 Jan 2012 07905505 D&S AVIATION SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2012 07908989 BRT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07910168 MENDHAMS BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07919004 24/7 POPDROP LTD 23 Jan 2012 07929946 V&K STATUS LTD 31 Jan 2012 07930612 GUPTA & GUPTA LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 OC371252 PENGUIN WEALTH LLP 09 Jan 2012 07900515 COM PRE MEDIA LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07900575 JUY CI LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07907521 HALE ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07909099 GRANDHOPE TEXTILE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07912989 SHANGHAI LIANSHUI INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07914509 RICHSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07914798 STRONG AND AGILE LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07917759 CAEDDA LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07918613 SHOW EXPERT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07920803 OLIBOY LTD 24 Jan 2012
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