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
New Company Registrations
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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) Cardiff UK 2012 666 118,868 2011 721 114,512 % change -7.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (721) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 232 192 242 New companies in 2011 211 252 258 % change 10.0% -23.8% -6.2% Record Year 2012 (232) 2011 (252) 2011 (258)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cardiff UK 2012 445 74,772 2011 430 72,230 % change 3.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (762) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 154 169 122 Closed companies in 2011 156 157 117 % change -1.3% 7.6% 4% Record Year 2010 (179) 2008 (283) 2009 (395)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cardiff UK 2012 221 44,096 2011 291 42,282 Record Year 2004 (324) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 78 23 120 Net growth in 2011 55 95 141 Record Year 2008 (193) 2011 (95) 2002 (181)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% % change -1.3% -23.2% -7.2% Record Year 1971 (1.1%) 1970 (1.3%) 1972 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 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 5.05% CARDIFF 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.80% CONSULTANCY 3.28% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.40% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 1.11% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANCY 1.06% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (CARDIFF) 1.03% ENGINEERING 1.83% WALES 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.93% BUSINESS 1.72% ENERGY 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.82% MEDIA 1.67% FINANCIAL 0.71% LONDON 1.67% MANDACO 0.69% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% GLOBAL 1.53% DEVELOPMENT 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% IT 1.43% GLOBAL 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTY 0.61% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANTS 0.58% M 1.27% (WALES) 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% R 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CENTRE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.48% S 1.17% SOLAR 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,519 331,455 74990 - Non-trading company 292 9,203 7487 - Other business activities 167 35,545 7499 - Non-trading company 147 6,164 99999 - Dormant Company 112 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 93 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 51 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 7,869 86230 - Dental practice activities 31 1,752 86900 - Other human health activities 30 4,998 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 8,437 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 3,943 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 26 4,294 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 26 2,823 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 25 4,119 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 23 3,160
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08130125 DJC FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jul 2012 08145471 PEPA CAPITAL LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08128915 THE ED AND NAT EXPERIENCE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08134001 LAUR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08138439 CRAGAR LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08142680 IGOP! LTD 13 Jul 2012 08143384 VOIR BOUTIQUE LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08144633 CAPITAL CLEANING 2012 LTD 16 Jul 2012 08151476 MW PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08153790 MASCOT MANIA LTD. 24 Jul 2012 08155589 RAM ADVENTURES UK LTD 25 Jul 2012 08156008 RUM TASTERS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08156650 CONCEPT DIAGNOSTICS LTD 25 Jul 2012 08128063 CARDIFF SPORTS MASSAGE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08128867 CUSTOMER EXCEL LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08133216 NIGHT DROP LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08135103 CAKE ME OUT LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08141001 HEAD4TALENT LTD 12 Jul 2012 08145591 KLYN TRADING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08145844 BERE DOWN SOLAR FARM LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08147346 GREATSCHEME LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08147391 HEALAN INGREDIENTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08147401 FIXMART LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08147418 YELLOWSWAN LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 OC377215 AGEAS LAW LLP 25 Jul 2012
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