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
New Company Registrations
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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) Cheltenham UK 2012 299 118,868 2011 298 114,512 % change 0.3% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (299) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 107 101 91 New companies in 2011 106 111 81 % change 0.9% -9.0% 12.3% Record Year 2003 (118) 2011 (111) 2010 (102)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cheltenham UK 2012 246 74,772 2011 214 72,230 % change 15.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 88 89 69 Closed companies in 2011 71 76 67 % change 23.9% 17.1% 3% Record Year 2012 (88) 2008 (140) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cheltenham UK 2012 53 44,096 2011 84 42,282 Record Year 2003 (165) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 19 12 22 Net growth in 2011 35 35 14 Record Year 2008 (81) 2007 (53) 2004 (65)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -9.4% -8.3% 11.1% Record Year 1966 (1.0%) 1966 (0.5%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.05% CHELTENHAM 1.58% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.31% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.98% TRADING 2.08% (CHELTENHAM) 0.76% DESIGN 1.87% HOUSE 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.72% GLOBAL 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRAINING 0.60% MEDIA 1.67% COTSWOLD 0.55% LONDON 1.67% SECURITY 0.49% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.53% SYSTEMS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUSINESS 0.44% IT 1.43% BCOMP 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.44% CARE 1.32% TECHNOLOGY 0.44% M 1.27% HOMES 0.38% BUILDING 1.22% CATAPULT 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MARKETING 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ST 0.38% S 1.17% PRODUCTIONS 0.38% SECURITY 1.16%
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 748 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 107 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 71 14,774 7487 - Other business activities 68 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,035 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 9,891 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 4,584 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 28 12,598 86230 - Dental practice activities 28 1,752 74990 - Non-trading company 27 9,203 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 4,997 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 21 6,142 7499 - Non-trading company 17 6,164 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 4,119 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 4,979 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 13 1,433
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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