Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 324 companies were registered in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CheltenhamUK
    2014324143,414
    2013292132,684
    % change11.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (324) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheltenham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201491103130
    New companies in 20138910499
    % change2.2%-1.0%31.3%
    Record Year2003 (118)2011 (111)2014 (130)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 304 companies were dissolved in Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CheltenhamUK
    2014304101,670
    201323586,170
    % change29.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (304) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cheltenham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20141159396
    Closed companies in 2013847675
    % change36.9%22.4%28%
    Record Year2014 (115)2008 (140)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Cheltenham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 20 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CheltenhamUK
    20142041,744
    20135746,514
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-241034
    Net growth in 201352824
    Record Year2008 (81)2007 (53)2004 (65)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Cheltenham
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change-7.1%-5.6%20.5%
    Record Year1979 (0.5%)1987 (0.5%)1997 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cheltenham was in 2011 when 35.3% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Cheltenham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.45%CONSULTING5.17%
    CHELTENHAM1.68%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    COTSWOLD1.07%PROPERTY2.62%
    ENGINEERING0.82%ENGINEERING2.07%
    SOLAR0.82%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.82%TRADING2.00%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.61%DESIGN1.70%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HOMES0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    CO0.56%J1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    DEVELOPMENT0.56%GLOBAL1.51%
    J0.51%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    (CHELTENHAM)0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CREATIVE0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    N0.41%CO.,1.36%
    MARKETING0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUILDING0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%IT1.30%
    LITTLE0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied459278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17740,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13529,313
    99999 - Dormant Company12848,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8518,890
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7757,264
    62012 - Business and domestic software development379,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3728,224
    41100 - Development of building projects3610,604
    74990 - Non-trading company3614,006
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3512,795
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis265,749
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2610,361
    56302 - Public houses and bars246,056
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet249,914
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified246,045
    56101 - Licensed restaurants238,546
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified235,857
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings237,151
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified215,940

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09158333 BNRG HAZEL LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09160493 PIMM-MARTIN LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09171140 HAYMAN-JOYCE PROPERTY LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09176406 PETER POWELL STUNT KITES LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176619 JPMB PROPERTY VENTURES LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09183243 ANDREA TURK CONSULTING LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09187435 CHELTENHAM SAFETY CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09194575 ALBRIGHT IP LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09157443 GM ARTIZAN LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09158518 B V PLEASE LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09163388 JOHN PROCTOR ENGINEERING LTD. 06 Aug 2014
    09176753 AASH & NASH LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09177062 MY CHOICE HOMES LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09158480 EMOTIVE LANDSCAPES LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09162952 NUMBER50 LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165342 DSP PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09174272 MOF ON THE MOVE LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09177651 TRISTALYSIS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09185468 ANDRADE SECURITY LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09192568 DIVERSI LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09183327 SILVERBLUE HOMES LTD. 20 Aug 2014
    09192858 SIMEAN LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195496 MAYBE SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09159050 BUNDLEHAUS LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09165823 BARRINGTON AUTO SALES LIMITED 07 Aug 2014