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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

  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 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)GloucesterUK
    2011165116,391
    2010173105,137
    % change-4.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011415668
    New companies in 2010435575
    % change-4.7%1.8%-9.3%
    Record Year2006 (58)2007 (64)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GloucesterUK
    201114690,986
    201017682,677
    % change-17.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (176) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011464555
    Closed companies in 2010457061
    % change2.2%-35.7%-10%
    Record Year2011 (46)2010 (70)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GloucesterUK
    20111925,405
    2010-322,460
    Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-51113
    Net growth in 2010-2-1514
    Record Year2006 (32)2007 (45)2007 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-17.7%-10.4%-13.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1966 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.43%CONSULTING5.04%
    GLOUCESTER1.43%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.05%PROPERTY2.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%TRADING2.10%
    PROPERTY0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    GLOUCESTERSHIRE0.76%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    (GLOUCESTER)0.67%BUSINESS1.87%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    FINANCIAL0.57%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CENTRE0.57%MEDIA1.69%
    S0.48%ENGINEERING1.61%
    G0.48%LONDON1.60%
    HOMES0.48%CARE1.45%
    M0.48%J1.45%
    SEVERN0.48%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (GLOS)0.48%IT1.41%
    GREEN0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SCHOOL0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    GLOBAL0.48%M1.30%
    MARKETING0.48%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRADING0.48%S1.24%
    DESIGN0.38%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CHELTENHAM0.38%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    99999 - Dormant Company4218,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3816,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3530,253
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2510,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,916
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,183
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate143,895
    43210 - Electrical installation143,172
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply127,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    41100 - Development of building projects93,921
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices91,769
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,167
    8514 - Other human health activities92,423
    9305 - Other service activities98,740

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07501145 ACTIVE CONNECTIONS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07499553 SEVERN VALE CARS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496154 PREMIER VEHICLE STORAGE LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495314 DUTTA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494903 GALAXY EXCHANGE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494516 FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07494084 SIMPLY GYM LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07491101 PRINTVEND LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489794 QUALITY HOTELS MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07488610 GLOUCESTER TYRES LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487768 MUDDY DOG PUBS COMPANY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486319 STEMWORKS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07506352 PDL MOTS & REPAIRS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07497568 GLEVUM NSA LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07495442 NEAT NUMBERS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07488065 VENTURER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486118 BRANDERTON LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07505882 GLOBAL BLENDS (UK) LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07493287 TAEFINN LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07487711 BMI HOSE (GLOUCESTER) LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07506842 FLAMEFIGHTER LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07501568 ANYCOLOUR COATINGS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07503411 PRAXIS TRADING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07484248 HARRISON LEGAL CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07503933 SOFTTECH GLOBAL LTD 24 Jan 2011