Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 207 companies were registered in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 32.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gloucester UK 2011 207 114,512 2010 156 101,492 % change 32.7% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (207) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 75 67 65 New companies in 2010 58 48 50 % change 29.3% 39.6% 30.0% Record Year 2011 (75) 2011 (67) 2011 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gloucester UK 2011 106 72,230 2010 143 87,705 % change -25.9% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (161) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 25 39 42 Closed companies in 2010 41 58 44 % change -39.0% -32.8% -5% Record Year 2009 (43) 2008 (74) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Gloucester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 101 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gloucester UK 2011 101 42,282 2010 13 13,787 Record Year 2002 (103) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 50 28 23 Net growth in 2010 17 -10 6 Record Year 2007 (53) 2002 (44) 2002 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Gloucester 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change 18.3% 17.5% 17.4% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1977 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.5% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.74% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.57% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.19% SCHOOL 1.16% PROPERTY 2.41% GLOUCESTER 1.16% TRADING 2.06% ELECTRICAL 0.75% DESIGN 1.94% ENERGY 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.85% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% DESIGN 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.74% BUILDING 0.58% MEDIA 1.72% M 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.58% LONDON 1.63% FINANCIAL 0.58% J 1.47% COURT 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% (GLOUCESTER) 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.43% G 0.50% CARE 1.42% GREEN 0.50% IT 1.38% J 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% SEVERN 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.28% MEDIA 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HEATING 0.41% M 1.25% MAINTENANCE 0.41% ENERGY 1.22% HOME 0.41% TRAINING 1.21% HIGH 0.41% S 1.21%
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 286 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 66 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 39 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 32 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 10,137 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 6,321 9305 - Other service activities 15 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 8,345 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,543 43210 - Electrical installation 14 2,938 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,798 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,064 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 2,049 41100 - Development of building projects 11 3,697 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 3,614 8514 - Other human health activities 10 2,943 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,551
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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