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
    08203304 SILVER TREE CAPITAL LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08207940 BENCHMARK BEAUTY LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209949 A&N WORLD LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08219048 SEVENTH HEAVEN STUDIOS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08222070 AIR AGENT LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224521 MAYDAN CLIMATE CONTROL LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08229331 L COWARD & SON LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231074 INDIUM GLOUCESTER LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08201143 WINSOR VINCENT LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201799 SEVERN AMENITY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08208800 WHEELING FREE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08214337 TJH LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216025 CHOSEN LAWNMOWER SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08222491 JANSEN CORPORATION LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222583 D A MACLEAN CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08227490 KACE LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08228339 MASTER SHEDS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08211189 MAISON RUSTIQUE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214815 MIKESTYRESGLOUCESTER LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08231326 P & S GENERAL BUILDERS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08208614 BOPSS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08212188 OWEN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    OC378492 RCAL PROPERTIES LLP 17 Sep 2012
    08226053 SERVICIOS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08217095 PNBUTLER CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012