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
New Company Registrations
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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) Cheltenham UK 2011 284 116,391 2010 270 105,137 % change 5.2% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 81 99 104 New companies in 2010 76 104 90 % change 6.6% -4.8% 15.6% Record Year 2008 (128) 2007 (112) 2007 (258)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cheltenham UK 2011 231 90,986 2010 221 82,677 % change 4.5% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 91 77 63 Closed companies in 2010 61 87 73 % change 49.2% -11.5% -14% Record Year 2011 (91) 2010 (87) 2009 (124)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cheltenham UK 2011 53 25,405 2010 49 22,460 Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -10 22 41 Net growth in 2010 15 17 17 Record Year 2008 (86) 2007 (78) 2007 (215)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -8.1% -16.3% 10.2% Record Year 1970 (1.0%) 1967 (0.8%) 1967 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.17% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.99% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CARE 1.70% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.41% PROPERTY 2.38% CHELTENHAM 1.41% TRADING 2.10% DENTAL 1.29% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 1.11% ASSOCIATES 1.92% COTSWOLD 1.06% BUSINESS 1.87% (CHELTENHAM) 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.76% MEDIA 1.69% BUILDING 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.61% HOUSE 0.70% LONDON 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CARE 1.45% DESIGN 0.64% J 1.45% TRAINING 0.64% GLOBAL 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROPERTY 0.53% IT 1.41% TECHNOLOGY 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.36% GROUP 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.47% M 1.30% CREATIVE 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.28% COMMERCIAL 0.47% S 1.24% DEVELOPMENT 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% J 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 378 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 113 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 30,253 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 39 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 38 18,336 74990 - Non-trading company 32 8,695 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,788 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,740 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 7,000 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 6,996 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,316 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,921 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 16 3,220 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 6,183 86230 - Dental practice activities 16 1,418 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 7,789 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 10,085
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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