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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

  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 (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)CardiffUK
    2013784134,802
    2012758131,491
    % change3.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (801) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013278220286
    New companies in 2012231260267
    % change20.3%-15.4%7.1%
    Record Year2013 (278)2012 (260)2005 (385)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CardiffUK
    201354077,914
    201240667,576
    % change33.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013248163129
    Closed companies in 2012128159119
    % change93.8%2.5%8%
    Record Year2013 (248)2008 (164)2009 (443)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CardiffUK
    201324456,888
    201235263,915
    Record Year 2005 (439) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20133057157
    Net growth in 2012103101148
    Record Year2008 (127)2012 (101)2005 (275)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.6%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.5%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.6%0.6%
    % change7.9%-16.0%10.7%
    Record Year1985 (0.8%)1981 (0.7%)2005 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARDIFF2.43%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.28%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CO.,2.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    G1.94%PROPERTY2.44%
    Q1.87%TRADING2.06%
    INTERNATIONAL1.43%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTING1.33%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING1.07%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.74%LONDON1.72%
    ENERGY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    (CARDIFF)0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%MEDIA1.63%
    PROPERTY0.66%GLOBAL1.57%
    WALES0.66%J1.56%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%CARE1.46%
    FINANCIAL0.64%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    J0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADE0.54%M1.25%
    CARE0.54%BUILDING1.21%
    GLOBAL0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    R0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DESIGN0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    (WALES)0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,835249,183
    74990 - Non-trading company47314,129
    99999 - Dormant Company21843,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17954,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12032,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10023,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8216,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8124,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5912,664
    86900 - Other human health activities578,465
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate507,507
    41100 - Development of building projects468,637
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands455,629
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified456,954
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis445,104
    62012 - Business and domestic software development448,099
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified434,819
    56101 - Licensed restaurants436,894
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities376,591
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate375,059

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08350023 FELICITAS SW LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08351889 REGIONAL JOINERY & SHOP FITTERS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08357051 TPW CARE LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08365438 RDW QA LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08373047 THE SECRET HAIR ARTISTRY LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08355526 RICHARD MYLAN LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08356845 M4 PAPER SALES LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08360059 HAIR REPLACEMENT LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08368658 GWALIA STORES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370163 GBC INSPECTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08375487 M P G TRADECARS LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377717 GLOBAL WELDING RESOURCES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08383315 UNITALK LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383547 MOBILE TOWING SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08349219 SJS BRAND MANAGEMENT LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08353832 BAMBOO BLUE LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353835 NEW STANDING LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353854 GRAND START LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354314 SEREN ART GALLERY C.I.C. 10 Jan 2013
    08356738 NEON CLC LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357955 BLUEBIRDS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08361933 SK BUILDERS & MAINTENANCE LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08370024 SAKIMA LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08374669 TY GWYN GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08346227 DOPONT INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED 03 Jan 2013

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