Cardiff, Cardiff

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 666 companies were registered in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CardiffUK
    2012666118,868
    2011721114,512
    % change-7.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (721) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012232192242
    New companies in 2011211252258
    % change10.0%-23.8%-6.2%
    Record Year2012 (232)2011 (252)2011 (258)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 445 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CardiffUK
    201244574,772
    201143072,230
    % change3.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (762) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012154169122
    Closed companies in 2011156157117
    % change-1.3%7.6%4%
    Record Year2010 (179)2008 (283)2009 (395)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Cardiff during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 221 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CardiffUK
    201222144,096
    201129142,282
    Record Year 2004 (324) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20127823120
    Net growth in 20115595141
    Record Year2008 (193)2011 (95)2002 (181)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Cardiff
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.7%
    % change-1.3%-23.2%-7.2%
    Record Year1971 (1.1%)1970 (1.3%)1972 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    20.8% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,1.96%CONSULTING5.05%
    CARDIFF1.82%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.80%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    INTERNATIONAL1.43%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.40%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING1.11%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (CARDIFF)1.03%ENGINEERING1.83%
    WALES0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.93%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENERGY0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.82%MEDIA1.67%
    FINANCIAL0.71%LONDON1.67%
    MANDACO0.69%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%GLOBAL1.53%
    DEVELOPMENT0.66%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%IT1.43%
    GLOBAL0.63%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTY0.61%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%M1.27%
    (WALES)0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    R0.56%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CENTRE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.48%S1.17%
    SOLAR0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,519331,455
    74990 - Non-trading company2929,203
    7487 - Other business activities16735,545
    7499 - Non-trading company1476,164
    99999 - Dormant Company11225,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9333,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7719,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5113,716
    9999 - Dormant Company5112,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4214,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified409,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities367,869
    86230 - Dental practice activities311,752
    86900 - Other human health activities304,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy288,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified273,943
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate264,294
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified262,823
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities254,119
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis233,160

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08145471 PEPA CAPITAL LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148881 HANNAH EMILY BRIDAL LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08134001 LAUR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08140184 AMANI JONES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08144633 CAPITAL CLEANING 2012 LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08147717 FRANCIS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151019 CARDIFF TILING CONTRACTORS LTD. 20 Jul 2012
    08154133 MONTAGNA LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08161596 ELECTRIC GENERAL LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08128867 CUSTOMER EXCEL LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    OC376664 D & E CARDIFF LLP 05 Jul 2012
    08133407 DETREDREE LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    OC376940 LEOM LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 16 Jul 2012
    08145842 PRIMROSE SOLAR (1) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08145851 PRIMROSE SOLAR (2) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146180 CARE INC LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147391 HEALAN INGREDIENTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147401 FIXMART LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148329 NUMBEROLOGY 0NE LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08150183 F.G.A.G. LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    OC377215 AGEAS LAW LLP 25 Jul 2012
    08163209 MANDACO 746 LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08126876 SPLENDID PRESTIGE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08130568 CAPELLI SALONS 2012 LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130623 YINGHUA DEVELOP TRADING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012