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

  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 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)GloucesterUK
    2010173105,137
    200915991,034
    % change8.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010435575
    New companies in 2009544164
    % change-20.4%34.1%17.2%
    Record Year2006 (58)2007 (64)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GloucesterUK
    201017682,677
    2009130108,060
    % change35.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (176) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010457061
    Closed companies in 2009282676
    % change60.7%169.2%-20%
    Record Year2010 (45)2010 (70)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GloucesterUK
    2010-322,460
    200929-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-2-1514
    Net growth in 20092615-12
    Record Year2006 (32)2007 (45)2007 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-26.1%14.9%-2.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1966 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.43%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTING4.60%
    GLOUCESTER1.24%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ELECTRICAL1.14%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING1.14%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    IT1.05%TRADING1.93%
    COTSWOLD0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    (GLOUCESTER)0.76%BUSINESS1.74%
    R0.76%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HOMES0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    (GLOS)0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.67%J1.48%
    DESIGN0.67%LONDON1.45%
    M0.57%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    GLOUCESTERSHIRE0.57%GROUP1.37%
    CLUB0.57%GLOBAL1.35%
    G0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ARRIVA0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%CARE1.33%
    BUSINESS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    C0.48%M1.28%
    BLUE0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SUPPORT0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied281228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9174,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3317,003
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3226,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3214,007
    99999 - Dormant Company3113,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering269,325
    74990 - Non-trading company228,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities189,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply169,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    98000 - Residents property management143,892
    9305 - Other service activities139,038
    43210 - Electrical installation123,163
    41100 - Development of building projects114,513
    7499 - Non-trading company1115,398
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate114,131
    8514 - Other human health activities102,640
    4534 - Other building installation102,840

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07208024 DANACLE SPORTS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07202958 BHAIMIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202651 AQUATECH SURVEY LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202458 SEVERNSIDE EPNEY LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07191084 BOTALLO LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07189970 CHRIS WHITMORE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07189008 F C G GREEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07177543 PLANET LIFE LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07173432 FERRARO FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07209656 QUAYSIDE ACCOUNTING LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07205619 RIDGEWAY GLAZING (SALES) LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07196498 ACUITY FIRST LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07196369 STAVERTON ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07195354 GINO'S BEARS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07191875 BRICKS-TILES (UK) LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07187013 GIFTS DIRECT (GLOS) LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07175821 WYERTECH LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07174788 ISIS CONTRACTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07181738 CRYOTHERAPY UK LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07208715 COLIN GRAY IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07204732 ALFACE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07187552 LAMPSHADE MARKETING LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07182730 WALLACE NETWORKS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07180383 J E C ELECTRICAL LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07172906 CLARRON ENTERPRISES LTD 01 Mar 2010