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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
    07932421 SHIRTS R UZ LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933887 HOPESWOOD LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07934551 YOUR 4COURT LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07939140 ADENTA LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941589 ESSENTIAL ELECTRONICS AND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07943415 RS ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS ( GLOS) LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07950146 R&S STEWARD SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07963184 NEETA LANDSCAPES LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07963229 DJH SOLAR INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07965056 R M PARRY LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07970634 N.T.M MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372482 PITT GODDEN & TAYLOR LLP 15 Feb 2012
    07940048 ESSENTIAL THERAPIES (TEWKESBURY) LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07958222 SWEELEE LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07968638 T.M. REEVES FARM MACHINERY LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07934128 BEYOND TECHNOLOGIC LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07946851 ZWT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947908 BIG SKY TRAVEL LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07947937 MORGANS SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07948991 H&P BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07933357 KEITH SHIPTON LTD. 02 Feb 2012
    07947796 SKI ADAPTABLE LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07952163 THALES ELECTRICAL LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07961191 ELECBASE LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07960799 COMMUNITY FAMILY CARE 22 Feb 2012