Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 340 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CheltenhamUK
    2014340150,722
    2013341134,802
    % change-0.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201411594131
    New companies in 201311988134
    % change-3.4%6.8%-2.2%
    Record Year2008 (128)2012 (116)2007 (258)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 229 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CheltenhamUK
    201422982,370
    201321277,914
    % change8.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014857866
    Closed companies in 2013825872
    % change3.7%34.5%-8%
    Record Year2011 (91)2010 (87)2009 (124)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 111 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CheltenhamUK
    201411168,352
    201312956,888
    Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014301665
    Net growth in 2013373062
    Record Year2008 (86)2007 (78)2007 (215)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Cheltenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Cheltenham
    20140.2%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-9.6%-1.4%-18.4%
    Record Year1993 (0.5%)1984 (0.4%)2002 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 2013 when 35.5% of all directors were female.

    31.8% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.15%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.67%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CHELTENHAM1.67%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTY0.78%TRADING2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%LONDON1.88%
    PROPERTIES0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    COTSWOLD0.73%CARE1.79%
    DESIGN0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    ENGINEERING0.68%DESIGN1.75%
    CARE0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.58%BUSINESS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUSINESS0.47%GLOBAL1.58%
    SYSTEMS0.47%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CLEANING0.47%MEDIA1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%IT1.33%
    DEVELOPMENT0.42%TRANSPORT1.30%
    D0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TRAINING0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.42%M1.21%
    SOLAR0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGY0.37%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied496280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18137,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13927,750
    99999 - Dormant Company12447,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8118,491
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7756,411
    62012 - Business and domestic software development509,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,813
    74990 - Non-trading company4214,135
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3426,700
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet319,358
    41100 - Development of building projects319,855
    56302 - Public houses and bars275,732
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities257,313
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis235,419
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified225,537
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified215,949
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate219,284
    70100 - Activities of head offices214,019
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified205,876

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08923384 ACCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925756 HARKETT WOOD CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927666 COMMON GOOD PARTNERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08938851 ROZA NOMINEES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08950758 DEEPSKYBLUE LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08957050 THE SHAKER KITCHEN COMPANY LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08969079 SPUGGS LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08924839 LAW AND ORDER LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08938119 PLANT SERVICES SOUTH WEST LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08946260 AUXIL LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08950231 LOCALFIRSTAID LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08953914 RURAL AND COUNTRY HOMES (UPTON 1 ) LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08955051 BEAUTIFUL MINDS CONSULTING LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08960849 K N K CHELTENHAM LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08965050 PERSONAL LICENCE TRAINING (UK) LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08921645 BLUE STAR RESOURCES LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08925961 PRIME IA LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08933121 DOWDESWELL ESTATES BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935897 ITS ACADEMY LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936647 INFORSHIELD LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08937718 EJB THERAPY LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08943971 SOLLITT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08956044 JUNIPER HEALTH AND FINANCIAL LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08961873 ATREVIDA CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08935490 STUDIO THIRTY LTD 12 Mar 2014