Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 618 companies were formed in Cheltenham. This figure is 3.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Cheltenham occurred in 2007 when a total of 687 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cheltenham UK 2012 618 253,150 2011 597 228,735 % change 3.5% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (687) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 272 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cheltenham UK 2012 272 121,659 2011 313 112,344 % change -13.1% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (313) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 94 97 81 New companies in 2011 106 102 105 % change -11.3% -4.9% -22.9% Record Year 2011 (106) 2003 (104) 2011 (105)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 329 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham. This figure is 29.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Cheltenham occurred in 2009 when a total of 579 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cheltenham UK 2012 329 147,793 2011 469 162,310 % change -29.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (579) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 196 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cheltenham UK 2012 196 80,218 2011 238 71,324 % change -17.6% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (351) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 55 60 81 Closed companies in 2011 74 106 58 % change -25.7% -43.4% 40% Record Year 2009 (78) 2009 (158) 2009 (115)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Cheltenham increased by 289 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cheltenham UK 2012 289 105,357 2011 128 66,425 Record Year 2007 (465) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Cheltenham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 76 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cheltenham UK 2012 76 41,441 2011 75 41,020 Record Year 2002 (172) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 39 37 0 Net growth in 2011 32 -4 47 Record Year 2007 (68) 2004 (85) 2002 (70)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Cheltenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Cheltenham 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Cheltenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Cheltenham 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -25.3% -16.6% -17.6% Record Year 1967 (0.9%) 1969 (1.0%) 1977 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Cheltenham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
30.5% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.09% CONSULTING 5.07% CHELTENHAM 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.49% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.83% TRADING 2.10% (CHELTENHAM) 0.77% DESIGN 1.89% COTSWOLD 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.87% BUSINESS 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.82% SYSTEMS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PROPERTY 0.61% BUSINESS 1.70% RECRUITMENT 0.55% MEDIA 1.69% TRAINING 0.55% LONDON 1.68% CARE 0.55% J 1.57% BCOMP 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.48% HOUSE 0.44% IT 1.42% SECURITY 0.44% CARE 1.31% GLOBAL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.44% M 1.26% C 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.23% J 0.39% BUILDING 1.23% MEDIA 0.39% SECURITY 1.19% CREATIVE 0.39% S 1.18% SCHOOL 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 489 244,457 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 109 20,390 7487 - Other business activities 89 47,029 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 73 15,280 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 35,447 7414 - Business & management consultancy 49 10,978 99999 - Dormant Company 49 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 34 16,469 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 10,271 74990 - Non-trading company 33 9,706 62012 - Business and domestic software development 32 4,742 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 8,258 86230 - Dental practice activities 30 1,834 9305 - Other service activities 26 7,926 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 6,356 41100 - Development of building projects 23 5,149 7499 - Non-trading company 21 8,023 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 6,456 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 4,295 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 4,644
Recent Companies
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