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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Cheltenham UK 2013 341 134,802 2012 346 131,491 % change -1.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 119 88 134 New companies in 2012 98 116 132 % change 21.4% -24.1% 1.5% Record Year 2008 (128) 2012 (116) 2007 (258)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cheltenham UK 2013 212 77,914 2012 133 67,576 % change 59.4% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 82 58 72 Closed companies in 2012 32 52 49 % change 156.3% 11.5% 47% Record Year 2011 (91) 2010 (87) 2009 (124)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cheltenham UK 2013 129 56,888 2012 213 63,915 Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 37 30 62 Net growth in 2012 66 64 83 Record Year 2008 (86) 2007 (78) 2007 (215)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 8.9% -24.7% 5.0% Record Year 1993 (0.5%) 1984 (0.4%) 2002 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.94% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CHELTENHAM 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.94% TRADING 2.06% (CHELTENHAM) 0.84% DESIGN 1.79% COTSWOLD 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.78% INVESTMENTS 0.68% BUSINESS 1.77% HOUSE 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.75% J 0.63% LONDON 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.71% BCOMP 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MARKETING 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% HOLDINGS 0.52% GLOBAL 1.57% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% J 1.56% DESIGN 0.52% CARE 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.47% IT 1.43% BAR 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.41% TRAINING 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.42% M 1.25% HEATING 0.42% BUILDING 1.21% PLUMBING 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SECURITY 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% PROPERTIES 0.37% TRAINING 1.17% TRADING 0.37% SECURITY 1.15%
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 457 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 167 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 123 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 111 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 94 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 60 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 40 8,637 86230 - Dental practice activities 39 2,346 74990 - Non-trading company 33 14,129 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 27 6,591 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 7,199 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 7,507 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 19 3,240 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 19 5,186 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 5,062 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 18 5,104 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 18 5,248
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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