Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Cheltenham UK 2014 340 150,722 2013 341 134,802 % change -0.3% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (460) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 115 94 131 New companies in 2013 119 88 134 % change -3.4% 6.8% -2.2% Record Year 2008 (128) 2012 (116) 2007 (258)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cheltenham UK 2014 229 82,370 2013 212 77,914 % change 8.0% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (231) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 85 78 66 Closed companies in 2013 82 58 72 % change 3.7% 34.5% -8% Record Year 2011 (91) 2010 (87) 2009 (124)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cheltenham UK 2014 111 68,352 2013 129 56,888 Record Year 2007 (343) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 30 16 65 Net growth in 2013 37 30 62 Record Year 2008 (86) 2007 (78) 2007 (215)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -9.6% -1.4% -18.4% Record Year 1993 (0.5%) 1984 (0.4%) 2002 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.15% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CHELTENHAM 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 0.89% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 0.78% TRADING 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.73% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% COTSWOLD 0.73% CARE 1.79% DESIGN 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ENGINEERING 0.68% DESIGN 1.75% CARE 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% (CHELTENHAM) 0.58% BUSINESS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUSINESS 0.47% GLOBAL 1.58% SYSTEMS 0.47% J 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CLEANING 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.47% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENT 0.42% TRANSPORT 1.30% D 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRAINING 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.42% M 1.21% SOLAR 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% TECHNOLOGY 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 496 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 181 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 139 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 124 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 81 18,491 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 56,411 62012 - Business and domestic software development 50 9,509 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,135 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 26,700 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 31 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 31 9,855 56302 - Public houses and bars 27 5,732 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 25 7,313 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 23 5,419 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 22 5,537 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 21 5,949 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 9,284 70100 - Activities of head offices 21 4,019 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 20 5,876
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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