Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 292 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Cheltenham UK 2013 292 132,684 2012 299 118,868 % change -2.3% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (299) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 89 104 99 New companies in 2012 107 101 91 % change -16.8% 3.0% 8.8% Record Year 2003 (118) 2011 (111) 2010 (102)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 235 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Cheltenham UK 2013 235 86,170 2012 251 75,908 % change -6.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 84 76 75 Closed companies in 2012 88 89 74 % change -4.5% -14.6% 1% Record Year 2012 (88) 2008 (140) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 57 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Cheltenham UK 2013 57 46,514 2012 48 42,960 Record Year 2007 (141) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 5 28 24 Net growth in 2012 19 12 17 Record Year 2008 (81) 2007 (53) 2004 (65)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Cheltenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Cheltenham 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -25.6% -5.6% -4.6% Record Year 1979 (0.5%) 1987 (0.5%) 1997 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 2011 when 35.3% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.16% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 2.11% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CHELTENHAM 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 0.98% PROPERTY 2.53% COTSWOLD 0.93% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% INVESTMENTS 0.72% LONDON 1.79% BCOMP 0.67% DESIGN 1.78% (CHELTENHAM) 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% CARE 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DESIGN 0.62% CARE 1.64% PROPERTIES 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.61% MARKETING 0.51% GLOBAL 1.59% ENERGY 0.46% J 1.54% J 0.46% MEDIA 1.54% IT 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.53% VENTURES 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.45% HOLDINGS 0.46% IT 1.39% ENGINEERING 0.41% M 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.41% BUILDING 1.19% CO 0.41% CAPITAL 1.19% DEVELOPMENTS 0.36% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BAR 0.36% TRAINING 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 469 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 173 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 134 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 115 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 73 17,715 62012 - Business and domestic software development 57 9,104 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 12,516 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 25,547 41100 - Development of building projects 32 9,271 74990 - Non-trading company 32 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 8,475 86230 - Dental practice activities 26 2,107 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 6,979 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 23 5,249 56302 - Public houses and bars 21 5,437 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 21 5,576 98000 - Residents property management 20 4,680 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 19 3,601 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 8,312
Recent Companies
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