Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 346 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cheltenham UK 2012 346 131,491 2011 284 116,391 % change 21.8% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 98 116 132 New companies in 2011 81 99 104 % change 21.0% 17.2% 26.9% Record Year 2008 (128) 2012 (116) 2007 (258)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 42.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cheltenham UK 2012 133 67,576 2011 231 90,987 % change -42.4% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 32 52 49 Closed companies in 2011 91 77 63 % change -64.8% -32.5% -22% Record Year 2011 (91) 2010 (87) 2009 (124)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 213 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cheltenham UK 2012 213 63,915 2011 53 25,404 Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 66 64 83 Net growth in 2011 -10 22 41 Record Year 2008 (86) 2007 (78) 2007 (215)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Cheltenham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cheltenham 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 3.7% 0.2% 18.7% Record Year 1970 (1.0%) 1967 (0.8%) 1967 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.45% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CHELTENHAM 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.39% PROPERTY 2.37% BUSINESS 0.96% TRADING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% DESIGN 1.93% COTSWOLD 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (CHELTENHAM) 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CARE 0.64% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SCHOOL 0.53% LONDON 1.66% IT 0.53% J 1.54% C 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% HOLDINGS 0.48% GLOBAL 1.50% D 0.48% IT 1.40% DESIGN 0.48% CARE 1.34% R 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROPERTY 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOBAL 0.43% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% MARKETING 0.37% ENERGY 1.20% RECRUITMENT 0.37% S 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 414 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 108 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 96 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 68 14,303 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 48 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 37 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 28 8,818 86230 - Dental practice activities 28 1,834 74990 - Non-trading company 27 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 26 4,356 7499 - Non-trading company 22 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,984 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 7,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,169 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07932256 VPH HI-VOLTZ COMMISSIONING LTD 01 Feb 2012 07938131 KELLY GREEN LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07944161 TEMPEST CHEFS LTD 09 Feb 2012 07945940 CREATIVE ENTROPIES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07945941 BOND AVIATION EUROPE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07946368 TOP FLIGHT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07948194 THE NTC SERVICE LTD 14 Feb 2012 07950416 SEMIDICE COMPONENTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2012 07959437 CARDINAL ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07960343 IMAGEN SECURITY CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Feb 2012 07964711 CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07969942 REAL LIFE APPEALS LTD 29 Feb 2012 07970743 FOR ALL BUSINESS LTD 29 Feb 2012 07933950 I M HARROD LTD 02 Feb 2012 07938511 LARKSLAD LTD 07 Feb 2012 07941851 AIM (UK) LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07958417 MIKE BROOKS LTD 21 Feb 2012 07958656 BARTON SADDLERS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07961322 BISHOPS STORTFORD VETERINARY HOSPITAL LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07963886 LY ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07931352 JSJ(UK) LTD 01 Feb 2012 07937942 PIINCHA LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07935392 CHARRINGTON CONSULTING LTD 03 Feb 2012 07944911 DEACON BUILDERS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07958347 INSPIRED CLIENT MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Feb 2012
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