Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 341 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)CheltenhamUK
    2013341134,802
    2012346131,491
    % change-1.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201311988134
    New companies in 201298116132
    % change21.4%-24.1%1.5%
    Record Year2008 (128)2012 (116)2007 (258)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 212 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 59.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)CheltenhamUK
    201321277,914
    201213367,576
    % change59.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013825872
    Closed companies in 2012325249
    % change156.3%11.5%47%
    Record Year2011 (91)2010 (87)2009 (124)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 129 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)CheltenhamUK
    201312956,888
    201221363,915
    Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013373062
    Net growth in 2012666483
    Record Year2008 (86)2007 (78)2007 (215)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Cheltenham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Cheltenham
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change8.9%-24.7%5.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.5%)1984 (0.4%)2002 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 2004 when 37.3% of all directors were female.

    35.5% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.94%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.88%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CHELTENHAM1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.05%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%TRADING2.06%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.84%DESIGN1.79%
    COTSWOLD0.68%ENGINEERING1.78%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%BUSINESS1.77%
    HOUSE0.63%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    J0.63%LONDON1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    BCOMP0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    MARKETING0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.52%CARE1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%IT1.43%
    BAR0.42%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TRAINING0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.42%M1.25%
    HEATING0.42%BUILDING1.21%
    PLUMBING0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SECURITY0.42%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PROPERTIES0.37%TRAINING1.17%
    TRADING0.37%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied457249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16732,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12324,894
    99999 - Dormant Company11143,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9454,531
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6016,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development598,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4812,664
    41100 - Development of building projects408,637
    86230 - Dental practice activities392,346
    74990 - Non-trading company3314,129
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3023,532
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities276,591
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet257,199
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate197,507
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies193,240
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets195,186
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified185,062
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis185,104
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment185,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08386555 BEAUTIFUL PROPERTIES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387069 FIRST CHANGE LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08393953 MITCHELL GLANVILLE (BRISTOL) LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08402613 BLACK BEAR IG LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08411962 OTC REGISTRANTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08415753 FARROW INNS LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08418608 ALINA HOMECARE LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08386487 UJIO CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08386777 CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08392600 SMALL IMPACT GAMES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08399296 ELKRO LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08404004 PROCLAIM GENEALOGY LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08406102 CO-SPEC LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08409101 RUBLEA CONSULTING LTD. 19 Feb 2013
    08410283 THE OKWIR FOUNDATION 19 Feb 2013
    08420994 PHOTOGLOW PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08409871 BLACK SWAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412153 CHELTENHAM ALARMS LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08416522 NOBLE FURNISHINGS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08420628 JS PIRIE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08420967 THE ELM (STAPLETON) LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08408152 EBONY KNIGHT LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408809 AEROSGIFTS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08397841 DORRINGTON'S HORSESHOES LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08402622 KOGI AWS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013