Ceredigion

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 55 companies were registered in Ceredigion during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.8% 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)CeredigionUK
    201555161,156
    201453150,722
    % change3.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (55) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015181423
    New companies in 2014111725
    % change63.6%-17.6%-8.0%
    Record Year2003 (20)2003 (21)2003 (31)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 24 companies were dissolved in Ceredigion during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.0% 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)CeredigionUK
    20152489,523
    20143282,370
    % change-25.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (40) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015888
    Closed companies in 201491310
    % change-11.1%-38.5%-20%
    Record Year2013 (16)2009 (15)2009 (21)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Ceredigion during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CeredigionUK
    20153171,633
    20142168,352
    Record Year 2015 (31) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201510615
    Net growth in 20142415
    Record Year2003 (17)2003 (18)2003 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Ceredigion formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Ceredigion
    20150.0%
    20140.0%
    20130.0%
    20120.0%
    20110.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.0%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20140.0%0.0%0.0%
    % change60.7%-24.1%-16.2%
    Record Year1992 (0.1%)2003 (0.1%)1992 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ceredigion was in 2008 when 44.4% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Ceredigion 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CYF1.90%CONSULTING5.23%
    ABERYSTWYTH1.66%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ABER1.43%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ENERGY1.19%PROPERTY2.72%
    WEST1.19%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    C1.19%CARE2.13%
    MEDICAL1.19%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CABS0.95%LONDON1.91%
    M0.95%TRADING1.88%
    SON0.71%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ANIMAL0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    JONES0.71%DESIGN1.65%
    WALES0.71%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (WALES)0.71%CO.,1.58%
    CYF.0.71%J1.55%
    MANAGEMENT0.71%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CARDIGAN0.71%BUSINESS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    CROSS0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    JVM0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TAKEAWAY0.48%BUILDING1.31%
    INTERNATIONAL0.48%IT1.30%
    BLUE0.48%MEDIA1.28%
    K0.48%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied73288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company1549,474
    41100 - Development of building projects1011,863
    43210 - Electrical installation96,139
    56101 - Licensed restaurants88,909
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet710,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate511,600
    55900 - Other accommodation51,541
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management543,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified558,522
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified56,238
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified519,098
    01410 - Raising of dairy cattle4162
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified46,067
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles45,392
    69102 - Solicitors42,723
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes44,917
    80100 - Private security activities43,008
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings47,797
    74990 - Non-trading company413,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09420892 BAKER CROSS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09428129 GWBERT COTTAGES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09428297 PORTLAND SOFTWARE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09439508 SNR GLOBAL LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09451725 TANKEY LAKE LIVERY LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09460593 THE BLACK FOX PUBS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09416839 INTERNATIONALAUTOSPARES LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418794 C AND R BUILDERS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09428050 PENCAE CCTV LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433625 DRMAK LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09442586 EVENT EXPERIENCE LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09444301 ABER-ESTO LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09444435 ABERCEIRO MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09462526 BULLMASTIFF BREWING CYF. 27 Feb 2015