Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 299 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CheltenhamUK
    2012299118,868
    2011298114,512
    % change0.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (299) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201210710191
    New companies in 201110611181
    % change0.9%-9.0%12.3%
    Record Year2003 (118)2011 (111)2010 (102)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 246 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CheltenhamUK
    201224674,772
    201121472,230
    % change15.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012888969
    Closed companies in 2011717667
    % change23.9%17.1%3%
    Record Year2012 (88)2008 (140)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 53 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CheltenhamUK
    20125344,096
    20118442,282
    Record Year 2003 (165) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012191222
    Net growth in 2011353514
    Record Year2008 (81)2007 (53)2004 (65)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Cheltenham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Cheltenham
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-9.4%-8.3%11.1%
    Record Year1966 (1.0%)1966 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.0% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING5.05%
    CHELTENHAM1.58%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.36%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.98%TRADING2.08%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.76%DESIGN1.87%
    HOUSE0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLOBAL0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRAINING0.60%MEDIA1.67%
    COTSWOLD0.55%LONDON1.67%
    SECURITY0.49%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%GLOBAL1.53%
    SYSTEMS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.44%IT1.43%
    BCOMP0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%CARE1.32%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%M1.27%
    HOMES0.38%BUILDING1.22%
    CATAPULT0.38%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MARKETING0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ST0.38%S1.17%
    PRODUCTIONS0.38%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied748331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10719,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7114,774
    7487 - Other business activities6835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy388,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified319,891
    62012 - Business and domestic software development314,584
    62090 - Other information technology service activities307,869
    9999 - Dormant Company2812,598
    86230 - Dental practice activities281,752
    74990 - Non-trading company279,203
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply224,997
    41100 - Development of building projects214,965
    9305 - Other service activities216,142
    7499 - Non-trading company176,164
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities154,119
    7260 - Other computer related activities154,979
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities131,433

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08206995 USAYWEBEAT LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208821 GLEVUM ASSOCIATES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08215556 GEAR4YOURCAR LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217074 VAIRTO LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219411 BROCKWORTH COMMUNITY SPORTS AND RECREATION LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221439 HAKKEN LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08225079 HEWITECH UK LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08230212 THEGYMCHELTENHAM LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08199509 NICK TUSTIN PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08208374 MAXTHEMATHS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209997 J&C ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08214057 KNIGHT PROVISIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214452 SIMPLE STAFFING CHELTENHAM LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215090 HECTORHOMES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08216886 A STAR EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08232136 DS COMPUTER REPAIRS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08202254 BECKFORD SECURITIES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08210188 LOAMSDOWN LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08217838 REGENCY FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08220101 DRINKS AND MINGLE LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08220472 CV-ENGINEERS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    OC378102 TABLEAU FILMS LLP 03 Sep 2012
    08218407 BOOLEAN OPERATORS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08223326 CRIMSON WIRE LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08231665 WIZ MESSENGER LTD 27 Sep 2012