Cardiff, Cardiff
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,524 companies were formed in Cardiff. This figure is 23.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Cardiff occurred in 2012 when a total of 1,524 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff UK 2012 1,524 253,150 2011 1,238 228,735 % change 23.1% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (1,524) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 766 companies were registered in Cardiff during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 30.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cardiff UK 2012 766 121,659 2011 588 112,344 % change 30.3% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (766) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 267 265 234 New companies in 2011 172 202 214 % change 55.2% 31.2% 9.3% Record Year 2008 (298) 2012 (265) 2010 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 942 companies were dissolved in Cardiff. This figure is 5.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 942 147,793 2011 992 162,310 % change -5.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,613) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 535 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cardiff UK 2012 535 80,218 2011 445 71,324 % change 20.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (965) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 142 217 176 Closed companies in 2011 80 192 173 % change 77.5% 13.0% 2% Record Year 2009 (345) 2009 (370) 2009 (250)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Cardiff increased by 582 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff UK 2012 582 105,357 2011 246 66,425 Record Year 2008 (869) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 231 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cardiff UK 2012 231 41,441 2011 143 41,020 Record Year 2008 (449) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 125 48 58 Net growth in 2011 92 10 41 Record Year 2008 (176) 2006 (168) 2008 (208)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 0.5%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cardiff 2012 0.6% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cardiff 2012 0.6% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% % change 30.7% 15.0% 16.8% Record Year 1975 (1.0%) 1963 (1.4%) 1968 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Cardiff was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.7% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 1.96% CONSULTING 5.07% CARDIFF 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.28% INTERNATIONAL 1.30% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.30% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 1.02% DESIGN 1.89% TRADING 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.87% (CARDIFF) 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.82% WALES 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.78% DEVELOPMENT 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% SOLAR 0.78% BUSINESS 1.70% (WALES) 0.78% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.73% LONDON 1.68% FINANCIAL 0.73% J 1.57% PROPERTY 0.70% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% IT 1.42% ENERGY 0.65% CARE 1.31% GLOBAL 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.31% CENTRE 0.60% M 1.26% R 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CONSULTANTS 0.60% BUILDING 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.57% SECURITY 1.19% ASSOCIATES 0.50% S 1.18% SECURITY 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 2,011 244,457 74990 - Non-trading company 303 9,706 7487 - Other business activities 210 47,029 7499 - Non-trading company 208 8,023 99999 - Dormant Company 116 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 103 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 68 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 15,280 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 10,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 8,258 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 10,978 86900 - Other human health activities 31 5,222 86230 - Dental practice activities 31 1,834 9305 - Other service activities 30 7,926 5530 - Restaurants 28 4,037 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 27 3,365 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 4,091 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 26 2,921
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