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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