Cardiff, Cardiff

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 733 companies were registered in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CardiffUK
    2013733132,684
    2012666118,868
    % change10.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (733) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013231235267
    New companies in 2012232192242
    % change-0.4%22.4%10.3%
    Record Year2012 (232)2011 (252)2013 (267)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 493 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CardiffUK
    201349386,170
    201245475,908
    % change8.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (763) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013163155175
    Closed companies in 2012154171129
    % change5.8%-9.4%36%
    Record Year2010 (179)2008 (285)2009 (396)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Cardiff during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 240 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CardiffUK
    201324046,514
    201221242,960
    Record Year 2004 (321) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013688092
    Net growth in 20127821113
    Record Year2008 (193)2011 (93)2002 (179)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Cardiff
    20130.6%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.6%
    % change-10.9%12.3%-3.3%
    Record Year1958 (1.5%)2008 (0.9%)1972 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 2004 when 26.4% of all directors were female.

    21.9% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,2.88%CONSULTING5.27%
    CARDIFF2.54%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT2.46%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    INTERNATIONAL2.10%PROPERTY2.53%
    G1.93%TRADING2.08%
    Q1.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING1.49%LONDON1.79%
    TRADING1.15%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADE0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.76%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BUSINESS0.68%CARE1.64%
    ENERGY0.66%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROPERTIES0.66%GLOBAL1.59%
    (CARDIFF)0.59%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%MEDIA1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DEVELOPMENT0.56%PROPERTIES1.45%
    GLOBAL0.56%IT1.39%
    WALES0.54%M1.25%
    GREEN0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%BUILDING1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.51%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENTERPRISE0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    J0.49%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,640260,135
    74990 - Non-trading company46614,228
    99999 - Dormant Company24746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20154,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13534,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11425,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9226,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8617,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6812,516
    86900 - Other human health activities649,203
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified587,590
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands536,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate538,312
    41100 - Development of building projects529,271
    56101 - Licensed restaurants527,531
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified495,160
    62012 - Business and domestic software development489,104
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities446,979
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis415,249
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities403,439

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08644332 ALI SADLER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08644897 MONTHLY GIFT LTD. 09 Aug 2013
    08649333 THE C BOUTIQUE LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08653154 TRAC TRADING LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08659535 PREMIER ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08636402 RESOLVE IT! C.I.C. 02 Aug 2013
    08640985 DS CLEANING LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08644197 WILD WATER LOGISTICS LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08645645 TALENT FORUM WALES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647009 CORALBRONZE LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647545 KINGSWOOD PROPERTY TRADING LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08650575 CARDIFF BUSINESS COUNCIL LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08653410 LITTLEWOOD FARM SOLAR LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08654807 CAMBORNE ENERGY (9) LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08654890 CAMBORNE ENERGY (5) LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08654902 CAMBORNE ENERGY (3) LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08654927 CAMBORNE ENERGY (7) LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08663830 EAST VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08663905 BALMCREST HOMES TRADING LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669993 ANDRON PHARMA LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670195 ALPENN ENGINEERING LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08633704 CELTIC DEVELOPMENTS (PONTCANNA) LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08648670 SEA MASTER INVESTMENT LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08648751 AIRSUPPLY DUCTWORK LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08649764 GOURMET FISH & CHIPS LTD 14 Aug 2013