Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Q3 2010 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GloucesterUK
    2010156101,492
    200914894,671
    % change5.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2002 (159) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010584850
    New companies in 2009484951
    % change20.8%-2.0%-2.0%
    Record Year2007 (66)2002 (57)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GloucesterUK
    201014387,705
    2009161159,401
    % change-11.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (161) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010415844
    Closed companies in 2009435365
    % change-4.7%9.4%-32%
    Record Year2009 (43)2008 (74)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Gloucester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)GloucesterUK
    20101313,787
    2009-13-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (103) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201017-106
    Net growth in 20095-4-14
    Record Year2007 (53)2002 (44)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Gloucester
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change12.4%-11.1%-5.9%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1977 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.7% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    GLOUCESTER1.12%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ELECTRICAL1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING0.93%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.93%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    M0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    IT0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    GLOUCESTERSHIRE0.75%BUSINESS1.80%
    COTSWOLD0.75%MEDIA1.75%
    (GLOS)0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HOMES0.75%LONDON1.59%
    MARKETING0.65%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ENGINEERING0.65%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.56%CARE1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%J1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    D0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUILDING0.56%IT1.35%
    (GLOUCESTER)0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    G0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    SUPPORT0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.47%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRAINING0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied297202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8769,802
    99999 - Dormant Company3814,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    9999 - Dormant Company3021,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2914,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2713,161
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering267,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities168,292
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate143,631
    7499 - Non-trading company1313,408
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices102,146
    98000 - Residents property management93,273
    8514 - Other human health activities92,650
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,967
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    43210 - Electrical installation82,747
    5530 - Restaurants85,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392873 REGENT WINDOWS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07386772 WESTGATE QUARTER GLOUCESTER LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07384738 SOFTCOM TECHNOLOGIES LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07382552 CITYMILE LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07376584 LEISURE SPORTS (GLOS) LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07375013 7 LEGAL LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374855 RUCK & MAUL LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373967 TASMIA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373414 TELEVISION SOUND LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373397 PAZAZZ (GLOS) LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07367823 22 OXFORD STREET LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07373791 EXPLODING STARS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07369381 PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION AND TEST LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07365265 HCG-UK LTD 03 Sep 2010
    OC358122 VJ SOLICITORS LLP 23 Sep 2010
    07378241 REGENCY DECORATING LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07361616 FALCON INTERIM SERVICES LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07392083 NDFE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392047 KMB ELECTRICAL LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07382186 ABBEYDALE LOCKS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07373698 VJ LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07363402 YATES & YATES LTD 02 Sep 2010
    OC357726 INNOV8IVE MOTORSPORT LLP 07 Sep 2010
    07384393 TRITON MOBILE LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07364370 T.H.W. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010