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Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    A total of 201 companies were registered in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GloucesterUK
    2012201131,491
    2011165116,391
    % change21.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012657462
    New companies in 2011415668
    % change58.5%32.1%-8.8%
    Record Year2012 (65)2012 (74)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GloucesterUK
    201210567,576
    201114690,987
    % change-28.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (176) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012453426
    Closed companies in 2011464555
    % change-2.2%-24.4%-53%
    Record Year2011 (46)2010 (70)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Gloucester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 96 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GloucesterUK
    20129663,915
    20111925,404
    Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012204036
    Net growth in 2011-51113
    Record Year2006 (32)2007 (45)2007 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Gloucester
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change35.9%13.0%-14.7%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1966 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.52%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    GLOUCESTER1.14%PROPERTY2.37%
    SCHOOL0.84%TRADING2.07%
    BUILDING0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    M0.69%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    LOGISTICS0.53%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%LONDON1.66%
    ENERGY0.53%J1.54%
    MEDIA0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SOLAR0.46%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%IT1.40%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%CARE1.34%
    PROPERTY0.46%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MAINTENANCE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CENTRE0.46%M1.27%
    (GLOS)0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    BUSINESS0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    HOME0.46%S1.20%
    CARE0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied291216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4235,233
    99999 - Dormant Company4125,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4019,704
    9999 - Dormant Company3018,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2914,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,892
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering165,169
    43210 - Electrical installation163,573
    9305 - Other service activities138,818
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,781
    62090 - Other information technology service activities128,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet113,439
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,427

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895003 GB TRAINING CO-OPERATIVE LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07896351 C14CUT BY SAM B... LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07898043 X TRAIL BUYER LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07919292 RUBY BEE LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07919485 MARLEE INSTALLATIONS LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920014 R HOWELL BUILDING SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07928643 TECHNO CITY CHELT LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07930232 NANODE ( DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ) LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07897717 LOUIE RECINE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07903362 M.B. AIR CON LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07907159 CAZECOM LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07910989 IAIN COPPERTHWAITE LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07927227 C4C NETWORK LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07927597 CHARLIE SHARPLES LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07894557 ALYSIAN WEDDINGS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07902939 HILLSBORO CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903333 BOARDWALK DEVELOPMENTS LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07904491 ROSEGREEN LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07912094 JULK LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07916937 TREFFOS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07925451 SWARBRICK BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07928386 SILK PEONY LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07896736 KRYPTON ROOFING LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07904008 GET 2 TRAVEL LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07906143 RUTHERFORD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 11 Jan 2012