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Ceredigion

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 36 companies were registered in Ceredigion during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CeredigionUK
    201236131,491
    201136116,391
    % change0.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (72) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201215714
    New companies in 201114139
    % change7.1%-46.2%55.6%
    Record Year2003 (20)2003 (21)2003 (31)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 20 companies were dissolved in Ceredigion during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CeredigionUK
    20122067,576
    20112990,986
    % change-31.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (40) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012695
    Closed companies in 201111117
    % change-45.5%-18.2%-29%
    Record Year2011 (11)2009 (15)2009 (21)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Ceredigion during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 16 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CeredigionUK
    20121663,915
    2011725,405
    Record Year 2003 (62) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20129-29
    Net growth in 2011322
    Record Year2003 (17)2003 (18)2003 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Ceredigion formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Ceredigion
    20120.0%
    20110.0%
    20100.0%
    20090.0%
    20080.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.0%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.0%0.0%0.0%
    % change-8.0%-53.8%45.3%
    Record Year1966 (0.2%)1965 (0.1%)1973 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ceredigion was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in Ceredigion in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CYF3.16%CONSULTING5.07%
    CEREDIGION1.27%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ABERYSTWYTH1.27%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    FFOREST1.27%PROPERTY2.37%
    CYMDEITHAS0.95%TRADING2.07%
    CARDIGAN0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    BAY0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    LAMPETER0.95%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    D0.95%BUSINESS1.73%
    EVANS0.95%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.95%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (WALES)0.95%LONDON1.66%
    RADIO0.63%J1.54%
    HOME0.63%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    W0.63%GLOBAL1.50%
    CLEANING0.63%IT1.40%
    H0.63%CARE1.34%
    WILLIAMS0.63%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SOLAR0.63%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGNS0.63%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%BUILDING1.24%
    ABER0.63%ENERGY1.20%
    WEST0.63%S1.20%
    CONSULTING0.63%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied62216,665
    7487 - Other business activities1552,735
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering105,169
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified613,637
    99999 - Dormant Company625,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified535,233
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation42,693
    7414 - Business & management consultancy412,113
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified43,931
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management419,704
    56101 - Licenced restaurants42,051
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities314,303
    69102 - Solicitors31,363
    9272 - Other recreational activities3974
    5552 - Catering31,960
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate34,427
    43210 - Electrical installation33,573
    55209 - Other holiday and other collective accommodation3187

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07972193 PRESELI HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 01 Mar 2012
    08000028 COASTAL CLEANING (WALES) LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000912 UNDERWOOD WILLIAMS AND MAISTER LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08013799 GIRAFFE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES CIC 30 Mar 2012
    08003246 BARAVIN ABERYSTWYTH CYF 23 Mar 2012
    07971016 SCOPE-TRAINING LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07979414 THE DON (Y DON) LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07981993 FUW INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    08006190 DIVA NAIL DESIGNS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08011480 ECWINOCS CYF 29 Mar 2012
    07999278 A S L EVANS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08009502 F 8 LTD 28 Mar 2012
    07996423 NO. 3 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07981831 RJGILBERT LIMITED 08 Mar 2012