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
    08671552 D M BURGESS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673493 ANATWINE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08679746 TIGRIS INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681417 MANAGEMENT WORLD LLC UK LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08690717 THANDU LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08690827 HUMM VALVES LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08693459 GE ASSETS LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08705607 REMEDYME LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707397 POHB LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708990 CHIKENZO GLOUCESTER LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08675360 CTRL. ALT. DAVE LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08676717 LD BALAN LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08684900 B & S PUBLICATIONS LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08686409 I CALIN LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08686692 DR LAMBERT MEDICAL LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08694950 R & S PLUMBING & GAS SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08704677 110 DENTAL LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08709273 TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08710507 CERTAIN LITTLE SOMETHING LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08693000 LOCO ZEROCAR ULR LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08693210 BARBARUS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08699521 ELEPHANT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08689198 THE ECU TUNING SHOP LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08698144 IPR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08701264 DIAMOND OSTRICH LTD 23 Sep 2013