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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08053110 JEENIUS LIMITED 01 May 2012 08056250 DAVID GRUNDY ESTATE AGENTS LTD 03 May 2012 08058920 SAVE CHILDHOOD MOVEMENT LTD 04 May 2012 08063123 MAITA'I LIMITED 09 May 2012 08067895 NXTZEN LTD 14 May 2012 08071558 H H HOUSE LIMITED 16 May 2012 08071643 AZIMUTH SAR LIMITED 16 May 2012 08071808 CHALFORD DIGITAL GROUP LTD 16 May 2012 08060871 UK TOURS BY DESIGN LTD 08 May 2012 08072805 GM (CHELTENHAM) LTD 17 May 2012 08074167 CLOUDTECH HQ LIMITED 17 May 2012 08081406 LONE WOLF MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 May 2012 08081698 WAVE VECTOR LIMITED 24 May 2012 08084146 A MCNAUGHT LIMITED 25 May 2012 08085164 LET'S NEGOTIATE LTD 28 May 2012 08065284 REGENT GRAPHICS LIMITED 11 May 2012 08067627 THOMAS CAMBRIDGE LTD 14 May 2012 08074913 COOSHTEE DIGITAL CREATION LTD 18 May 2012 08077275 FRASERS FUDJ LIMITED 21 May 2012 08079171 BISHOPS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 May 2012 OC375696 CLEEVE PENSION CONSULTANCY LLP 31 May 2012 08076266 R.E. STAFFING & TRAINING LIMITED 21 May 2012 08079754 EXSTO PORTFOLIO SERVICES LIMITED 23 May 2012 08087382 HEIGHWAY PINBALL LIMITED 29 May 2012 08090929 GODFIRST CHURCH CHELTENHAM 31 May 2012
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