Cardiff, Cardiff
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 861 companies were registered in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cardiff UK 2014 861 150,722 2013 784 134,802 % change 9.8% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (861) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 290 285 286 New companies in 2013 278 220 286 % change 4.3% 29.5% 0.0% Record Year 2014 (290) 2014 (285) 2005 (385)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 502 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cardiff UK 2014 502 82,370 2013 540 77,914 % change -7.0% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 175 163 164 Closed companies in 2013 248 163 129 % change -29.4% 0.0% 27% Record Year 2013 (248) 2008 (164) 2009 (443)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 359 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cardiff UK 2014 359 68,352 2013 244 56,888 Record Year 2005 (439) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 115 122 122 Net growth in 2013 30 57 157 Record Year 2008 (127) 2014 (122) 2005 (275)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Cardiff formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cardiff 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% % change -2.4% 19.6% -16.6% Record Year 1985 (0.8%) 1981 (0.7%) 2005 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 2013 when 27.7% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARDIFF 2.47% CONSULTING 5.22% CO., 2.44% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.87% CONSULTANCY 3.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.77% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTING 1.51% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.41% LONDON 1.88% TRADING 1.13% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.93% CARE 1.79% BUSINESS 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (CARDIFF) 0.69% DESIGN 1.75% TRADE 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.67% BUSINESS 1.71% PROPERTIES 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.60% WALES 0.62% GLOBAL 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% J 1.48% DEVELOPMENT 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SECURITY 0.55% MEDIA 1.48% HOUSE 0.55% IT 1.33% (WALES) 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% ENERGY 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% HOLDINGS 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% J 0.48% M 1.21% INVESTMENT 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,642 280,210 74990 - Non-trading company 442 14,135 99999 - Dormant Company 264 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 212 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 168 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 124 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 99 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 95 18,491 86900 - Other human health activities 66 10,273 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 64 7,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 63 12,813 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 60 9,284 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 58 8,155 56101 - Licensed restaurants 58 7,965 41100 - Development of building projects 55 9,855 62012 - Business and domestic software development 54 9,509 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 49 5,920 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 48 5,419 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 46 7,313 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 45 5,537
Recent Companies
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