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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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