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.

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 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)CheltenhamUK
    2013292132,684
    2012299118,868
    % change-2.3%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (299) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20138910499
    New companies in 201210710191
    % change-16.8%3.0%8.8%
    Record Year2003 (118)2011 (111)2010 (102)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CheltenhamUK
    201323586,170
    201225175,908
    % change-6.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013847675
    Closed companies in 2012888974
    % change-4.5%-14.6%1%
    Record Year2012 (88)2008 (140)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CheltenhamUK
    20135746,514
    20124842,960
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201352824
    Net growth in 2012191217
    Record Year2008 (81)2007 (53)2004 (65)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-25.6%-5.6%-4.6%
    Record Year1979 (0.5%)1987 (0.5%)1997 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.16%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.11%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CHELTENHAM1.54%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%PROPERTY2.53%
    COTSWOLD0.93%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    INVESTMENTS0.72%LONDON1.79%
    BCOMP0.67%DESIGN1.78%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    DESIGN0.62%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTIES0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MARKETING0.51%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENERGY0.46%J1.54%
    J0.46%MEDIA1.54%
    IT0.46%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    VENTURES0.46%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HOLDINGS0.46%IT1.39%
    ENGINEERING0.41%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    CO0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BAR0.36%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied469260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17334,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13426,675
    99999 - Dormant Company11546,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8054,854
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7317,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development579,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4712,516
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3525,547
    41100 - Development of building projects329,271
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet288,475
    86230 - Dental practice activities262,107
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities246,979
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis235,249
    56302 - Public houses and bars215,437
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified215,576
    98000 - Residents property management204,680
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies193,601
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate198,312

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08590691 APT FM SERVICES LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08597350 DBTC LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08615258 SPEAKEASIES LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08616813 BIOS BIONIC INTERNET AND ONLINE SERVICES LTD 19 Jul 2013
    08620883 GREENWAY DEVELOPEMENTS LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08591268 LOUISE NEWMAN & CO LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08593182 BIG TORTOISE LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08598997 CHAPEL COURT HOLIDAYS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08608053 BRIAN PROUT LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08608367 HEROES FOR KIDS LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08614841 XTOOL EUROPE LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08591463 CHELTENHAM WEIGHTLIFTING CLUB LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08593521 CHELTENHAM DOORS LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08594763 ERDFERKEL LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08602660 METRO SWITCH LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08611957 P1WAR LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613507 T B PRODUCE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08613712 AN OCCDOC LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08617829 GLOBAL CONCEPTS LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08619547 PERHIL SERVICES LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08628807 NSF DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08628934 BESPOKE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08631553 GROWABILITY LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08603352 ROSANNA MM LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08612154 BRADSONS AVIATION SERVICES LTD. 16 Jul 2013