Ceredigion

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Ceredigion when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 42 companies were registered in Ceredigion during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 35.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CeredigionUK
    201242118,868
    201131114,512
    % change35.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (58) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012151314
    New companies in 201151313
    % change200.0%0.0%7.7%
    Record Year2003 (24)2005 (17)2003 (25)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 31 companies were dissolved in Ceredigion during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CeredigionUK
    20123174,772
    20112872,230
    % change10.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (45) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Ceredigion when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20121867
    Closed companies in 201171011
    % change157.1%-40.0%-36%
    Record Year2012 (18)2008 (24)2009 (18)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Ceredigion during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CeredigionUK
    20121144,096
    2011342,282
    Record Year 2003 (45) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-377
    Net growth in 2011-232
    Record Year2003 (19)1999 (11)2003 (20)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Ceredigion
    20120.0%
    20110.0%
    20100.0%
    20090.0%
    20080.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.0%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.0%0.0%0.0%
    % change168.9%0.9%6.6%
    Record Year1971 (0.3%)1965 (0.2%)1961 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 47.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Ceredigion was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    40.7% of all director appointments in Ceredigion in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (WALES)1.84%CONSULTING5.06%
    CYF1.84%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    PROPERTY1.53%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    ABERYSTWYTH1.53%PROPERTY2.36%
    WALES1.23%TRADING2.08%
    CLEANING0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    W0.92%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CIC0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.92%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    EVANS0.92%BUSINESS1.72%
    CEREDIGION0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    IT0.92%MEDIA1.68%
    D0.92%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTING0.92%J1.55%
    LEISURE0.92%GLOBAL1.54%
    L0.61%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CO0.61%IT1.43%
    SOLAR0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MEDICAL0.61%CARE1.32%
    WILLIAMS0.61%M1.27%
    CENTRE0.61%BUILDING1.22%
    LAMPETER0.61%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    WORLD0.61%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DAVMOR0.61%S1.17%
    DON0.61%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied63228,243
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1220,742
    99999 - Dormant Company1237,912
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified914,809
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified750,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management628,990
    41100 - Development of building projects67,545
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate66,519
    56101 - Licensed restaurants66,004
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes52,667
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation53,880
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings54,591
    7487 - Other business activities416,361
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities421,969
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified42,452
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified46,008
    98000 - Residents property management34,205
    55900 - Other accommodation3896
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities35,935
    01629 - Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) not elsewhere classified3208

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08172305 CONCRETE CREATIONS SPECIALISTS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08174381 SURVEY IT (WALES) LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174945 AGRIWALES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08179495 SBA CAPITAL LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08187575 CREDIT UNION SERVICES (WALES) LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08194965 SCENTED SILICONE LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08191672 TYCOCH VILLA LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    OC377693 LONGVIEW PROPERTIES WALES LLP 15 Aug 2012
    08181527 ADVE LAW LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08173408 MAMA SINGH'S LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08176547 WELSH DOLLAR LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08190605 MESSRS EVANS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08188781 BRAVO ALPHA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012