Cardiff, Cardiff
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 821 companies were registered in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cardiff UK 2015 821 161,156 2014 861 150,722 % change -4.6% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (861) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 239 269 313 New companies in 2014 290 285 286 % change -17.6% -5.6% 9.4% Record Year 2014 (290) 2014 (285) 2005 (385)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 518 companies were dissolved in Cardiff during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cardiff UK 2015 518 89,523 2014 502 82,370 % change 3.2% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Cardiff when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 139 186 193 Closed companies in 2014 175 163 164 % change -20.6% 14.1% 18% Record Year 2013 (248) 2015 (186) 2009 (443)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Cardiff during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 303 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cardiff UK 2015 303 71,633 2014 359 68,352 Record Year 2008 (419) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 100 83 120 Net growth in 2014 115 122 122 Record Year 2008 (127) 2014 (122) 2005 (275)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Cardiff formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cardiff 2015 0.5% 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% % change -19.2% -13.0% -0.2% Record Year 1985 (0.8%) 1981 (0.7%) 2005 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cardiff was in 2013 when 27.7% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Cardiff in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NOMINEES 2.40% CONSULTING 5.23% CUMULUS 2.40% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CARDIFF 1.72% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.65% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 1.36% CARE 2.13% FINANCIAL 0.90% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 0.80% LONDON 1.91% CO., 0.75% TRADING 1.88% (CARDIFF) 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.82% ELECTRICAL 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INTERNATIONAL 0.68% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% CO., 1.58% TRADING 0.56% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% PRODUCTIONS 0.53% BUSINESS 1.49% CYF 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.49% WALES 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% S 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% GLOBAL 0.46% IT 1.30% BUILDING 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% (WALES) 0.46% M 1.27%
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 1,698 288,953 74990 - Non-trading company 546 13,794 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 232 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 225 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 222 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 109 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 108 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 102 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 75 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 74 11,600 41100 - Development of building projects 73 11,863 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 72 8,607 62012 - Business and domestic software development 63 9,651 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 63 7,450 56101 - Licensed restaurants 60 8,909 62090 - Other information technology service activities 54 12,862 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 51 6,067 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 50 4,917 43210 - Electrical installation 46 6,139 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 44 9,080
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