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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 284 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CheltenhamUK
    2011284116,391
    2010270105,137
    % change5.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20118199104
    New companies in 20107610490
    % change6.6%-4.8%15.6%
    Record Year2008 (128)2007 (112)2007 (258)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 231 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CheltenhamUK
    201123190,986
    201022182,677
    % change4.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011917763
    Closed companies in 2010618773
    % change49.2%-11.5%-14%
    Record Year2011 (91)2010 (87)2009 (124)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 53 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CheltenhamUK
    20115325,405
    20104922,460
    Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-102241
    Net growth in 2010151717
    Record Year2008 (86)2007 (78)2007 (215)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Cheltenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Cheltenham
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-8.1%-16.3%10.2%
    Record Year1970 (1.0%)1967 (0.8%)1967 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.17%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.99%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CARE1.70%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%PROPERTY2.38%
    CHELTENHAM1.41%TRADING2.10%
    DENTAL1.29%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS1.11%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    COTSWOLD1.06%BUSINESS1.87%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.94%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.76%MEDIA1.69%
    BUILDING0.70%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HOUSE0.70%LONDON1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CARE1.45%
    DESIGN0.64%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTY0.53%IT1.41%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GROUP0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%M1.30%
    CREATIVE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    COMMERCIAL0.47%S1.24%
    DEVELOPMENT0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    J0.41%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied378202,798
    7487 - Other business activities11360,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7216,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5230,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4510,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4412,916
    9999 - Dormant Company3919,765
    99999 - Dormant Company3818,336
    74990 - Non-trading company328,695
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified297,788
    9305 - Other service activities238,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply217,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities206,996
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    41100 - Development of building projects183,921
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis163,220
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,183
    86230 - Dental practice activities161,418
    7260 - Other computer related activities157,789
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,085

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07539304 UNIVERSAL ART STUDIOS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07530170 ATSM LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07526082 THE VILLAS WORKSHOP LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524711 SAND DOLLAR LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07523291 BABY BURLESQUE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07544348 LOWESTOFT DENTAL CARE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07538557 INSIGHT PROJEX LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07537999 K J HARWOOD LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07536578 LEIGHGRAY LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536465 CORINIUM MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07532224 MJW PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07526081 TALENT MINING LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07525254 ADVANCED.INDEPENDENT.RELIABLE. SCAFFOLDING LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07523155 FROG4U LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07517451 DRAGONTECH LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07540761 COTSWOLD & VALE GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07537077 MPG PRINT MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07528145 TANGERINE SEARCH AND SELECTION LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527744 ANW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07522730 DOUBLE J MUSIC LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07513933 INSOLNET LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07541655 SKR BUSINESS ANALYST SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07522010 CAPE HOMES (EXMOUTH STREET) LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07516080 DEBORAH WALKER INTRODUCTION SERVICE LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514074 PHILIP KASSANIS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011