Cardiff, Cardiff
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 2013 when 27.7% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 784 companies were registered in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cardiff UK 2013 784 134,802 2012 758 131,491 % change 3.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (801) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 278 220 286 New companies in 2012 231 260 267 % change 20.3% -15.4% 7.1% Record Year 2013 (278) 2012 (260) 2005 (385)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 540 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cardiff UK 2013 540 77,914 2012 406 67,576 % change 33.0% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 248 163 129 Closed companies in 2012 128 159 119 % change 93.8% 2.5% 8% Record Year 2013 (248) 2008 (164) 2009 (443)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 244 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cardiff UK 2013 244 56,888 2012 352 63,915 Record Year 2005 (439) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 30 57 157 Net growth in 2012 103 101 148 Record Year 2008 (127) 2012 (101) 2005 (275)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cardiff 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change 7.9% -16.0% 10.7% Record Year 1985 (0.8%) 1981 (0.7%) 2005 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 2013 when 27.7% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARDIFF 2.43% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.28% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CO., 2.12% CONSULTANCY 3.30% G 1.94% PROPERTY 2.44% Q 1.87% TRADING 2.06% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTING 1.33% ENGINEERING 1.78% TRADING 1.07% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANCY 1.07% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.74% LONDON 1.72% ENERGY 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.71% (CARDIFF) 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% MEDIA 1.63% PROPERTY 0.66% GLOBAL 1.57% WALES 0.66% J 1.56% INVESTMENTS 0.64% CARE 1.46% FINANCIAL 0.64% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.41% J 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADE 0.54% M 1.25% CARE 0.54% BUILDING 1.21% GLOBAL 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% R 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% (WALES) 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,835 249,183 74990 - Non-trading company 473 14,129 99999 - Dormant Company 218 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 179 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 120 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 100 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 82 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 81 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 59 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 57 8,465 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 50 7,507 41100 - Development of building projects 46 8,637 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 45 5,629 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 45 6,954 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 44 5,104 62012 - Business and domestic software development 44 8,099 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 43 4,819 56101 - Licensed restaurants 43 6,894 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 37 6,591 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 37 5,059
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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