Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 2013 when 32.5% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 226 companies were registered in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GloucesterUK
    2013226134,802
    2012201131,491
    % change12.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (226) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013768070
    New companies in 2012657462
    % change16.9%8.1%12.9%
    Record Year2013 (76)2013 (80)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GloucesterUK
    201312477,914
    201210567,576
    % change18.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (177) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013463939
    Closed companies in 2012453426
    % change2.2%14.7%50%
    Record Year2011 (47)2010 (70)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Gloucester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 102 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GloucesterUK
    201310256,888
    20129663,915
    Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013304131
    Net growth in 2012204036
    Record Year2006 (32)2007 (45)2007 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Gloucester
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change4.8%7.3%16.7%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1992 (0.4%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 2013 when 32.5% of all directors were female.

    32.5% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    GLOUCESTER1.42%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.97%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.90%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDIA0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ENGINEERING0.75%BUSINESS1.77%
    CARE0.75%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    D0.67%LONDON1.72%
    CLOTHING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    GLOUCESTERSHIRE0.67%MEDIA1.63%
    M0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%J1.56%
    J0.60%CARE1.46%
    TRADING0.52%IT1.43%
    FOSCOMBE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SALES0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.52%BUILDING1.21%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MARKETING0.52%TRAINING1.17%
    MEDICAL0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied305249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company6843,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6054,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5332,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5224,894
    74990 - Non-trading company3014,129
    43210 - Electrical installation285,625
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet247,199
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2216,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2123,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,664
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles204,684
    62012 - Business and domestic software development208,099
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation184,332
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,248
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings135,372
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified136,954
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities122,252
    49410 - Freight transport by road125,834
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate127,507

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08389609 MANBOARD LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08389732 BRISTOL STAFF LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393801 F1 PUB MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393893 AVENUE HEAT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394719 GLOBTEX LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08394907 EASY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD 08 Feb 2013
    OC382342 WALLSWORTH FARM LLP 11 Feb 2013
    08418306 BM STEPHENS & SON LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08424448 PRETTY LITTLE THINGS LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08385131 KINGS HEAD (KINGS STANLEY) LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08391563 LHT TECH LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08396576 STANBRIDGE TEAL LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08416590 RD BARS AND CLUBS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08419694 CHRYSALIS BUSINESS COACHING LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08422108 GLEVUM AUTOGAS SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08423405 RYAN WATSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. 28 Feb 2013
    08392523 AQUA BATHROOMS DIRECT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393314 THE DOLLY CLOTHING RETAILER LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08408312 TRAINING & COMPLIANCE LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08409359 WEBIT CONSULTING LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08410267 SACRED SPRINGS WATER COMPANY LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08418632 FALLSAFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08396797 HEALTH TECHNICAL LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08409322 HARESFIELD BEACON (2013 ) LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08409387 CONNECT 2 CONNECT LTD 19 Feb 2013