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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report

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. 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)CheltenhamUK
    2012618253,150
    2011597228,735
    % change3.5%10.7%
    Record Year2007 (687)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. 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)CheltenhamUK
    2012272121,659
    2011313112,344
    % change-13.1%8.3%
    Record Year 2011 (313) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012949781
    New companies in 2011106102105
    % change-11.3%-4.9%-22.9%
    Record Year2011 (106)2003 (104)2011 (105)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CheltenhamUK
    2012329147,793
    2011469162,310
    % change-29.9%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (579)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. 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)CheltenhamUK
    201219680,218
    201123871,324
    % change-17.6%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (351) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012556081
    Closed companies in 20117410658
    % change-25.7%-43.4%40%
    Record Year2009 (78)2009 (158)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CheltenhamUK
    2012289105,357
    201112866,425
    Record Year2007 (465)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. 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)CheltenhamUK
    20127641,441
    20117541,020
    Record Year 2002 (172) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201239370
    Net growth in 201132-447
    Record Year2007 (68)2004 (85)2002 (70)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-25.3%-16.6%-17.6%
    Record Year1967 (0.9%)1969 (1.0%)1977 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.09%CONSULTING5.07%
    CHELTENHAM1.76%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.76%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.49%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%TRADING2.10%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.77%DESIGN1.89%
    COTSWOLD0.72%ENGINEERING1.87%
    BUSINESS0.72%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    SYSTEMS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    PROPERTY0.61%BUSINESS1.70%
    RECRUITMENT0.55%MEDIA1.69%
    TRAINING0.55%LONDON1.68%
    CARE0.55%J1.57%
    BCOMP0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    HOUSE0.44%IT1.42%
    SECURITY0.44%CARE1.31%
    GLOBAL0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%M1.26%
    C0.39%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    J0.39%BUILDING1.23%
    MEDIA0.39%SECURITY1.19%
    CREATIVE0.39%S1.18%
    SCHOOL0.39%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied489244,457
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10920,390
    7487 - Other business activities8947,029
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7315,280
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5735,447
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4910,978
    99999 - Dormant Company4926,088
    9999 - Dormant Company3416,469
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3410,271
    74990 - Non-trading company339,706
    62012 - Business and domestic software development324,742
    62090 - Other information technology service activities308,258
    86230 - Dental practice activities301,834
    9305 - Other service activities267,926
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply256,356
    41100 - Development of building projects235,149
    7499 - Non-trading company218,023
    7260 - Other computer related activities186,456
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities174,295
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering164,644

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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