Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Gloucester UK 2012 182 118,868 2011 207 114,512 % change -12.1% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (207) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 66 62 54 New companies in 2011 75 67 65 % change -12.0% -7.5% -16.9% Record Year 2011 (75) 2011 (67) 2011 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gloucester UK 2012 127 74,772 2011 106 72,230 % change 19.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (161) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 43 44 40 Closed companies in 2011 25 39 42 % change 72.0% 12.8% -5% Record Year 2009 (43) 2008 (74) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gloucester UK 2012 55 44,096 2011 101 42,282 Record Year 2002 (103) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 23 18 14 Net growth in 2011 50 28 23 Record Year 2007 (53) 2002 (44) 2002 (45)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.0% -6.7% -17.8% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1977 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.50% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.28% GLOUCESTER 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% ELECTRICAL 0.87% TRADING 2.08% BUILDING 0.71% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DEVELOPMENTS 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.83% S 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.63% BUSINESS 1.72% MAINTENANCE 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% BUSINESS 0.55% LONDON 1.67% R 0.55% J 1.55% M 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% TECHNOLOGY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CARE 0.55% IT 1.43% CENTRE 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% J 0.55% CARE 1.32% GREEN 0.47% M 1.27% INSTALLATIONS 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% TRAINING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% GLEVUM 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% COTSWOLD 0.39% S 1.17% SALES 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 505 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 37 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 36 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 24 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,891 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 7,869 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 4,997 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 2,795 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 3,493 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 2,757 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 3,712 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584 9305 - Other service activities 10 6,142 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,119
Recent Companies
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