Download PDF version

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

  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 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)CheltenhamUK
    2012346131,491
    2011284116,391
    % change21.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201298116132
    New companies in 20118199104
    % change21.0%17.2%26.9%
    Record Year2008 (128)2012 (116)2007 (258)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CheltenhamUK
    201213367,576
    201123190,987
    % change-42.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012325249
    Closed companies in 2011917763
    % change-64.8%-32.5%-22%
    Record Year2011 (91)2010 (87)2009 (124)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CheltenhamUK
    201221363,915
    20115325,404
    Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012666483
    Net growth in 2011-102241
    Record Year2008 (86)2007 (78)2007 (215)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change3.7%0.2%18.7%
    Record Year1970 (1.0%)1967 (0.8%)1967 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.45%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.65%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CHELTENHAM1.65%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUSINESS0.96%TRADING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    COTSWOLD0.69%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.64%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CARE0.64%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRAINING0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SCHOOL0.53%LONDON1.66%
    IT0.53%J1.54%
    C0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HOLDINGS0.48%GLOBAL1.50%
    D0.48%IT1.40%
    DESIGN0.48%CARE1.34%
    R0.43%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PROPERTY0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.43%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    MARKETING0.37%ENERGY1.20%
    RECRUITMENT0.37%S1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied414216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10852,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9619,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6814,303
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6035,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5012,113
    99999 - Dormant Company4825,084
    9999 - Dormant Company3718,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified359,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities298,145
    9305 - Other service activities288,818
    86230 - Dental practice activities281,834
    74990 - Non-trading company279,729
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply266,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development264,356
    7499 - Non-trading company229,102
    41100 - Development of building projects214,984
    7260 - Other computer related activities207,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering175,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities164,132

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07930960 TPP VENTURES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07938117 SUPERDRY LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07942656 HOMEHELPERS SELSLEY COMPANY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944161 TEMPEST CHEFS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945941 BOND AVIATION EUROPE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945966 LECKHAMPTON ESTATES INVESTMENTS 2012 LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948194 THE NTC SERVICE LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07954380 MINTON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS (ONE) LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07964699 DIGITAL CATAPULT 24 Feb 2012
    07966602 CODE SEEN LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07969110 SOUTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07933950 I M HARROD LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07944091 NJA CONTRACTING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07947739 YUMMIES OF CHELTENHAM LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07953690 OFFICIAL LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07958417 MIKE BROOKS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07963974 CHATBACK SECURITY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07968618 LITTLE PADDOCKS (UK) LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    OC372296 KINGSLEY ACCOUNTING LLP 09 Feb 2012
    OC372411 ADEY INNOVATION LLP 13 Feb 2012
    07944005 GORDION LTD. 09 Feb 2012
    07945621 DERP STUDIOS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07958336 JACKIT LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07948710 REPUBLICA (REDDITCH) LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07952188 CN TECH SOLUTION LTD 16 Feb 2012