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
New Company Registrations
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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) Gloucester UK 2012 201 131,491 2011 165 116,391 % change 21.8% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (205) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 65 74 62 New companies in 2011 41 56 68 % change 58.5% 32.1% -8.8% Record Year 2012 (65) 2012 (74) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gloucester UK 2012 105 67,576 2011 146 90,987 % change -28.1% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (176) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 45 34 26 Closed companies in 2011 46 45 55 % change -2.2% -24.4% -53% Record Year 2011 (46) 2010 (70) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gloucester UK 2012 96 63,915 2011 19 25,404 Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 20 40 36 Net growth in 2011 -5 11 13 Record Year 2006 (32) 2007 (45) 2007 (71)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 35.9% 13.0% -14.7% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1966 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.52% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.30% GLOUCESTER 1.14% PROPERTY 2.37% SCHOOL 0.84% TRADING 2.07% BUILDING 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% M 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% LOGISTICS 0.53% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.53% LONDON 1.66% ENERGY 0.53% J 1.54% MEDIA 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SOLAR 0.46% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% IT 1.40% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% CARE 1.34% PROPERTY 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% MAINTENANCE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.46% M 1.27% (GLOS) 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% BUSINESS 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% HOME 0.46% S 1.20% CARE 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 291 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 54 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 41 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 30 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 5,169 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,573 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 2,781 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,984 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 3,439 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,427
Recent Companies
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