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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 298 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CheltenhamUK
    2011298114,512
    2010269101,492
    % change10.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (298) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201110611181
    New companies in 20109374102
    % change14.0%50.0%-20.6%
    Record Year2003 (118)2011 (111)2010 (102)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 214 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CheltenhamUK
    201121472,230
    201026087,705
    % change-17.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011717667
    Closed companies in 20107372115
    % change-2.7%5.6%-42%
    Record Year2010 (73)2008 (140)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 84 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CheltenhamUK
    20118442,282
    2010913,787
    Record Year 2003 (165) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011353514
    Net growth in 2010202-13
    Record Year2008 (81)2007 (53)2004 (65)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Cheltenham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Cheltenham
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change4.3%26.2%-28.3%
    Record Year1966 (1.0%)1966 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    32.6% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.06%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT2.00%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.56%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CHELTENHAM1.50%PROPERTY2.41%
    CARE1.39%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS1.17%DESIGN1.94%
    COTSWOLD1.11%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DENTAL1.00%BUSINESS1.82%
    IT0.89%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    TRAINING0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SCHOOL0.61%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%J1.47%
    CREATIVE0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    J0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.56%CARE1.42%
    CAPITAL0.50%IT1.38%
    BUILDING0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    P0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CENTRE0.45%M1.25%
    HOLDINGS0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    ENTERPRISES0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied396204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12865,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7315,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5914,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5429,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4810,137
    9999 - Dormant Company4422,587
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,281
    9305 - Other service activities3210,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply318,345
    74990 - Non-trading company288,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,551
    7499 - Non-trading company2411,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities196,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    62012 - Business and domestic software development163,137
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis162,929
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate153,614
    41100 - Development of building projects153,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07724627 PAUL LOCKER SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION LTD. 01 Aug 2011
    07725056 ABFABS GIFTWARE LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07732088 GLEESON EXECUTIVE SEARCH LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07733952 PINK SQUARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07743018 PIOTR SELF-EMPLOYED LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07743470 ROCK CLOTHING COMPANY LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07754911 WHITEHALL CRICKLADE FARM LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07755294 GUERO LOCO LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07755829 ROCK TEXTILES LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    OC367258 A & J NON FERROUS LLP 12 Aug 2011
    OC367592 ECLECTIC SYSTEMS LLP 25 Aug 2011
    07732634 AJH71 LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07738268 PSU BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07742244 PENTWIN GROUP LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07742286 QUANTAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07744294 LA BODYREPAIRS LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744570 AABICS LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07745706 MODEL GEAR LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07742431 NARESH PATEL ASSOCIATES (NPA) LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07746695 IMAGE DESIGN (UK) LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07754446 BLUE SKY TEACHING RESOURCES LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07725187 AZORA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07725417 PAGES CREATIVE (CHELTENHAM) LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07729720 KEITH PROWSE TRAINING LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732327 DIVESAFE GLOUCESTER LIMITED 08 Aug 2011