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
New Company Registrations
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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) Cardiff UK 2013 733 132,684 2012 666 118,868 % change 10.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (733) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 231 235 267 New companies in 2012 232 192 242 % change -0.4% 22.4% 10.3% Record Year 2012 (232) 2011 (252) 2013 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cardiff UK 2013 493 86,170 2012 454 75,908 % change 8.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (763) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 163 155 175 Closed companies in 2012 154 171 129 % change 5.8% -9.4% 36% Record Year 2010 (179) 2008 (285) 2009 (396)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cardiff UK 2013 240 46,514 2012 212 42,960 Record Year 2004 (321) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 68 80 92 Net growth in 2012 78 21 113 Record Year 2008 (193) 2011 (93) 2002 (179)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% % change -10.9% 12.3% -3.3% Record Year 1958 (1.5%) 2008 (0.9%) 1972 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 2.88% CONSULTING 5.27% CARDIFF 2.54% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 2.46% CONSULTANCY 3.45% INTERNATIONAL 2.10% PROPERTY 2.53% G 1.93% TRADING 2.08% Q 1.71% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTING 1.49% LONDON 1.79% TRADING 1.15% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANCY 1.07% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADE 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.69% BUSINESS 0.68% CARE 1.64% ENERGY 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PROPERTIES 0.66% GLOBAL 1.59% (CARDIFF) 0.59% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% MEDIA 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DEVELOPMENT 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.45% GLOBAL 0.56% IT 1.39% WALES 0.54% M 1.25% GREEN 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% BUILDING 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.51% CAPITAL 1.19% ENTERPRISE 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% J 0.49% TRAINING 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 1,640 260,135 74990 - Non-trading company 466 14,228 99999 - Dormant Company 247 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 201 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 135 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 114 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 92 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 86 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 68 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 64 9,203 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 58 7,590 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 53 6,651 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 53 8,312 41100 - Development of building projects 52 9,271 56101 - Licensed restaurants 52 7,531 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 49 5,160 62012 - Business and domestic software development 48 9,104 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 44 6,979 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 41 5,249 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 40 3,439
Recent Companies
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