Cardiff, Cardiff
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 765 companies were registered in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cardiff UK 2014 765 143,414 2013 733 132,684 % change 4.4% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (765) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 245 264 256 New companies in 2013 231 235 267 % change 6.1% 12.3% -4.1% Record Year 2014 (245) 2014 (264) 2013 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 585 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cardiff UK 2014 585 101,670 2013 493 86,170 % change 18.7% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (763) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 223 145 217 Closed companies in 2013 163 155 175 % change 36.8% -6.5% 24% Record Year 2014 (223) 2008 (285) 2009 (396)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 180 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cardiff UK 2014 180 41,744 2013 240 46,514 Record Year 2011 (289) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Cardiff when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 22 119 39 Net growth in 2013 68 80 92 Record Year 2008 (193) 2014 (119) 2002 (179)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Cardiff formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cardiff 2014 0.5% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% % change -3.6% 7.1% -12.0% Record Year 1958 (1.5%) 2008 (0.9%) 1972 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.3.
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 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 2011 when 25.5% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARDIFF 2.28% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.37% PROPERTY 2.62% CO., 0.96% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% TRADING 0.82% TRADING 2.00% ELECTRICAL 0.72% LONDON 1.95% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% CARE 1.94% INTERNATIONAL 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.76% WALES 0.62% DESIGN 1.70% (CARDIFF) 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.70% HOUSE 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% FINANCIAL 0.62% BUSINESS 1.62% MEDIA 0.62% J 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.53% (WALES) 0.58% GLOBAL 1.51% SECURITY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.50% PROPERTIES 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUSINESS 0.55% MEDIA 1.38% M 0.50% CO., 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BUILDING 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% IT 0.48% IT 1.30% CO 0.46% M 1.23%
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 1,636 278,481 74990 - Non-trading company 562 14,006 99999 - Dormant Company 259 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 211 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 193 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 125 28,224 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 104 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 94 18,890 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 70 7,917 86900 - Other human health activities 66 11,807 62012 - Business and domestic software development 66 9,675 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 66 10,361 56101 - Licensed restaurants 65 8,546 41100 - Development of building projects 62 10,604 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 56 6,595 62090 - Other information technology service activities 55 12,795 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 51 5,857 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 49 8,501 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 49 5,749 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 43 7,151
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09165911 AJWATTS INSTALLATIONS LTD 07 Aug 2014 09168209 AYRES SADDLERY LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09168793 RUXTON WEBB LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09177194 PERCIVAL HERITAGE LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 09179276 COOL CATS DISCOS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014 09184809 GLOBE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 09185552 FME ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 09196463 BINARYSAFE LTD 30 Aug 2014 09165152 OCD CLEANERS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 09167488 HARDING CONTRACTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09168081 FOGEM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09169032 JDR & SONS LTD 11 Aug 2014 09177689 HARRIDAN LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 09180476 B & B NEWSAGENTS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014 09190966 SPEEDY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09194696 JDT FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09163564 SAA ESTATES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 09165968 T-WORX PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09167984 ORV LTD 08 Aug 2014 09168873 HYDREN LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09169515 BEDOM LTD. 11 Aug 2014 09169613 BEDOM INTERNATION HOTEL MANAGEMENT LTD. 11 Aug 2014 09183622 TWILIGHT PR LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 09188761 PEBBLE BAY TRADING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09160106 HO-E INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CO LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
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