Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham 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 2010)

    A total of 269 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 38.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CheltenhamUK
    2010269101,492
    200919494,671
    % change38.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (298) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20109374102
    New companies in 2009696263
    % change34.8%19.4%61.9%
    Record Year2003 (118)2007 (108)2010 (102)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 260 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CheltenhamUK
    201026087,705
    2009304159,401
    % change-14.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20107372115
    Closed companies in 20096291151
    % change17.7%-20.9%-24%
    Record Year2010 (73)2008 (140)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 9 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CheltenhamUK
    2010913,787
    2009-110-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (165) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010202-13
    Net growth in 20097-29-88
    Record Year2008 (81)2007 (53)2004 (65)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Cheltenham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Cheltenham
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change25.3%8.3%55.3%
    Record Year1966 (1.0%)1966 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    29.6% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.62%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTING4.99%
    CHELTENHAM1.12%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CARE1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    DENTAL1.00%TRADING2.04%
    SYSTEMS0.94%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%BUSINESS1.80%
    HOUSE0.81%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.75%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    COTSWOLD0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CARE1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%J1.44%
    MEDIA0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    HOLDINGS0.56%IT1.35%
    RECRUITMENT0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    PARTNERS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MARKETING0.50%M1.28%
    M0.44%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied401202,902
    7487 - Other business activities17869,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6113,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5325,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5014,940
    9999 - Dormant Company4921,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities418,292
    7499 - Non-trading company3313,408
    99999 - Dormant Company3114,072
    74990 - Non-trading company307,649
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified276,460
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply258,183
    9305 - Other service activities249,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering247,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities218,967
    41100 - Development of building projects203,688
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified197,767
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis182,962
    7011 - Development & sell real estate153,743
    8513 - Dental practice activities15576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330105 BASEMENT EXCELLENCE LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07325881 LICHEN RENEWAL LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07314094 AMY & KELLY LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07313172 EAGLE STRATEGIC STORAGE LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07305228 FYB CONSULTING LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07301963 ROSS ALDRIDGE SOLICITORS LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07301716 THE TRUST PARTNERSHIP (TRUST MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07322178 IVRQA LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07312207 HARRIS RESTAURANT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07309250 REACTION MARKETING AND MEDIA LTD. 08 Jul 2010
    07307929 WARM WELCOME (CHELTENHAM) LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07305795 STRUCTURED PRODUCTS REPORTING SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07326562 CARTERS VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07318837 DAN'S INDEPENDENT GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07314391 ODYSSEY CLAIMS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07312516 SHL (2013) LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07304190 CMORRIS LEGAL SERVICES LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07328336 SARAHTAMSIN LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07324058 ACEMART LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07310552 KASCAMA 1001 LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07306275 CROFT STORES LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07301160 JONES ROSE PSYCHOLOGY LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07326918 LGS MATRIX LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07315793 SHAUN LYCETT RACING LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07308716 OAK TECHNICAL LIMITED 08 Jul 2010