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
New Company Registrations
-
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) Cheltenham UK 2011 298 114,512 2010 269 101,492 % change 10.8% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (298) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
-
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
July August September New companies in 2011 106 111 81 New companies in 2010 93 74 102 % change 14.0% 50.0% -20.6% Record Year 2003 (118) 2011 (111) 2010 (102)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
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) Cheltenham UK 2011 214 72,230 2010 260 87,705 % change -17.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 71 76 67 Closed companies in 2010 73 72 115 % change -2.7% 5.6% -42% Record Year 2010 (73) 2008 (140) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
-
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) Cheltenham UK 2011 84 42,282 2010 9 13,787 Record Year 2003 (165) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 35 35 14 Net growth in 2010 20 2 -13 Record Year 2008 (81) 2007 (53) 2004 (65)
UK Company Share
-
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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 4.3% 26.2% -28.3% Record Year 1966 (1.0%) 1966 (0.5%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
-
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
-
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
-
Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.06% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 2.00% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CHELTENHAM 1.50% PROPERTY 2.41% CARE 1.39% TRADING 2.06% BUSINESS 1.17% DESIGN 1.94% COTSWOLD 1.11% ASSOCIATES 1.85% DENTAL 1.00% BUSINESS 1.82% IT 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (CHELTENHAM) 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.74% TRAINING 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SCHOOL 0.61% LONDON 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% J 1.47% CREATIVE 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% J 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SYSTEMS 0.56% CARE 1.42% CAPITAL 0.50% IT 1.38% BUILDING 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% P 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.45% M 1.25% HOLDINGS 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% ASSOCIATES 0.45% TRAINING 1.21% ENTERPRISES 0.39% S 1.21%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 396 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 128 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 59 14,755 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 29,245 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 48 10,137 9999 - Dormant Company 44 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,281 9305 - Other service activities 32 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 8,345 74990 - Non-trading company 28 8,064 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 7,551 7499 - Non-trading company 24 11,543 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,686 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 6,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,321 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 3,137 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 16 2,929 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 3,614 41100 - Development of building projects 15 3,697
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
reports
Select a report from the list below: