Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 173 companies were registered in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gloucester UK 2010 173 105,137 2009 159 91,034 % change 8.8% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (205) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 43 55 75 New companies in 2009 54 41 64 % change -20.4% 34.1% 17.2% Record Year 2006 (58) 2007 (64) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 176 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 35.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gloucester UK 2010 176 82,677 2009 130 108,060 % change 35.4% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (176) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 45 70 61 Closed companies in 2009 28 26 76 % change 60.7% 169.2% -20% Record Year 2010 (45) 2010 (70) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Gloucester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -3 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gloucester UK 2010 -3 22,460 2009 29 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -2 -15 14 Net growth in 2009 26 15 -12 Record Year 2006 (32) 2007 (45) 2007 (71)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Gloucester 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -26.1% 14.9% -2.6% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1966 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.43% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.43% CONSULTING 4.60% GLOUCESTER 1.24% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ELECTRICAL 1.14% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTING 1.14% ASSOCIATES 2.04% IT 1.05% TRADING 1.93% COTSWOLD 0.86% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.76% MEDIA 1.84% (GLOUCESTER) 0.76% BUSINESS 1.74% R 0.76% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HOMES 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% (GLOS) 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.54% CARE 0.67% J 1.48% DESIGN 0.67% LONDON 1.45% M 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.57% GROUP 1.37% CLUB 0.57% GLOBAL 1.35% G 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% ARRIVA 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.48% CARE 1.33% BUSINESS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% C 0.48% M 1.28% BLUE 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% SUPPORT 0.48% S 1.23%
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 281 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 91 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 32 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 31 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 9,325 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,149 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 9,659 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 10,331 98000 - Residents property management 14 3,892 9305 - Other service activities 13 9,038 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,163 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,513 7499 - Non-trading company 11 15,398 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 4,131 8514 - Other human health activities 10 2,640 4534 - Other building installation 10 2,840
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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