Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 182 companies were registered in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GloucesterUK
    2012182118,868
    2011207114,512
    % change-12.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (207) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012666254
    New companies in 2011756765
    % change-12.0%-7.5%-16.9%
    Record Year2011 (75)2011 (67)2011 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GloucesterUK
    201212774,772
    201110672,230
    % change19.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (161) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012434440
    Closed companies in 2011253942
    % change72.0%12.8%-5%
    Record Year2009 (43)2008 (74)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Gloucester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GloucesterUK
    20125544,096
    201110142,282
    Record Year 2002 (103) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012231814
    Net growth in 2011502823
    Record Year2007 (53)2002 (44)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Gloucester
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.0%-6.7%-17.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1977 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.50%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.18%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    GLOUCESTER1.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%TRADING2.08%
    BUILDING0.71%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    S0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    MAINTENANCE0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    BUSINESS0.55%LONDON1.67%
    R0.55%J1.55%
    M0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    TECHNOLOGY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CARE0.55%IT1.43%
    CENTRE0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    J0.55%CARE1.32%
    GREEN0.47%M1.27%
    INSTALLATIONS0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    TRAINING0.47%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    GLEVUM0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    COTSWOLD0.39%S1.17%
    SALES0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied505331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3833,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,035
    7487 - Other business activities3635,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2814,774
    74990 - Non-trading company249,203
    9999 - Dormant Company2412,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,891
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,869
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply114,997
    49410 - Freight transport by road112,795
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering113,493
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,757
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet103,712
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    9305 - Other service activities106,142
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08129014 PADOVA LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08132088 SERCK SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08142238 LISTS AND DATA SOURCES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08145669 M & Y PERI PERI'S LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08146817 DATANAGAR LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149299 THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST 19 Jul 2012
    08155276 SOFTWARE ADAPTATION SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08161268 MAD WELDING AND FABRICATION LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08126587 URBAN LIGHTHOUSE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08131384 UK COMPUTER CONSULTING LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08134085 ROCKFIELD ENERGY PARTNERS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134324 QUALITYRELIEF LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135409 OCIUS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138013 JOLLY HOCKEY TOTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08159345 HALLBURY LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08138130 HANVIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08144216 GENTLE NATURE LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08154728 GOULD FAMILY BUILDERS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08157532 PINK APPLE COFFEE COMPANY LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08158905 FLAMINGO SKY LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159644 CORE CONTRACT FACILITIES LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08156313 BOWCARE LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08126918 GLOUCESTER TREES LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08157465 CLOVER CARE LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08157821 NLA LOGISTICS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012