Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 165 companies were registered in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gloucester UK 2011 165 116,391 2010 173 105,137 % change -4.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (205) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 41 56 68 New companies in 2010 43 55 75 % change -4.7% 1.8% -9.3% Record Year 2006 (58) 2007 (64) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gloucester UK 2011 146 90,986 2010 176 82,677 % change -17.0% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (176) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 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 2011 46 45 55 Closed companies in 2010 45 70 61 % change 2.2% -35.7% -10% Record Year 2011 (46) 2010 (70) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Gloucester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 19 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gloucester UK 2011 19 25,405 2010 -3 22,460 Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -5 11 13 Net growth in 2010 -2 -15 14 Record Year 2006 (32) 2007 (45) 2007 (71)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Gloucester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Gloucester 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -17.7% -10.4% -13.5% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1966 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
35.1% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.43% CONSULTING 5.04% GLOUCESTER 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.05% PROPERTY 2.38% ELECTRICAL 0.76% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTY 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.92% (GLOUCESTER) 0.67% BUSINESS 1.87% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% FINANCIAL 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CENTRE 0.57% MEDIA 1.69% S 0.48% ENGINEERING 1.61% G 0.48% LONDON 1.60% HOMES 0.48% CARE 1.45% M 0.48% J 1.45% SEVERN 0.48% GLOBAL 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% (GLOS) 0.48% IT 1.41% GREEN 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% SCHOOL 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% GLOBAL 0.48% M 1.30% MARKETING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.28% TRADING 0.48% S 1.24% DESIGN 0.38% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CHELTENHAM 0.38% SYSTEMS 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 290 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 74 60,968 99999 - Dormant Company 42 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 12,916 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 6,183 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 3,895 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,172 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 7,000 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,788 41100 - Development of building projects 9 3,921 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 9 1,769 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 2,167 8514 - Other human health activities 9 2,423 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,740
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07510743 AIR SEVEN LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07499553 SEVERN VALE CARS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011 07498173 BLACK WALL STREET LTD 19 Jan 2011 07494516 FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2011 07494084 SIMPLY GYM LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07494021 G S CONSULTANCY (MANAGEMENT TRAINING) LTD 17 Jan 2011 07491101 PRINTVEND LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07489794 QUALITY HOTELS MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2011 07487768 MUDDY DOG PUBS COMPANY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07486319 STEMWORKS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011 07485678 PERRY & JORDAN LIMITED 07 Jan 2011 07484160 LONGFORD FENCING & LANDSCAPING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011 07506352 PDL MOTS & REPAIRS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07495442 NEAT NUMBERS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07494753 GLCOURIER LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07486118 BRANDERTON LTD 10 Jan 2011 07484671 HANDCRAFTED WOODEN PRODUCTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011 OC360985 ASERT LLP 18 Jan 2011 07506842 FLAMEFIGHTER LTD 26 Jan 2011 07504902 MIJU WOOLS LTD 25 Jan 2011 07501691 SEA PHONICS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07500274 SKYBLUE CONTRACTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2011 07487255 FINEST FILMS LTD 10 Jan 2011 07487010 THEMATHSTEACHER.COM LTD 10 Jan 2011 07484248 HARRISON LEGAL CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
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