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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Gloucester UK 2013 226 134,802 2012 201 131,491 % change 12.4% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (226) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 76 80 70 New companies in 2012 65 74 62 % change 16.9% 8.1% 12.9% Record Year 2013 (76) 2013 (80) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gloucester UK 2013 124 77,914 2012 105 67,576 % change 18.1% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (177) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 46 39 39 Closed companies in 2012 45 34 26 % change 2.2% 14.7% 50% Record Year 2011 (47) 2010 (70) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gloucester UK 2013 102 56,888 2012 96 63,915 Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 30 41 31 Net growth in 2012 20 40 36 Record Year 2006 (32) 2007 (45) 2007 (71)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 4.8% 7.3% 16.7% Record Year 2001 (0.2%) 1992 (0.4%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage GLOUCESTER 1.42% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ELECTRICAL 0.97% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.97% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.90% DESIGN 1.79% MEDIA 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% CARE 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% D 0.67% LONDON 1.72% CLOTHING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.67% MEDIA 1.63% M 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% ASSOCIATES 0.60% J 1.56% J 0.60% CARE 1.46% TRADING 0.52% IT 1.43% FOSCOMBE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SALES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.52% M 1.25% BUILDING 0.52% BUILDING 1.21% MAINTENANCE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAINING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MARKETING 0.52% TRAINING 1.17% MEDICAL 0.45% SECURITY 1.15%
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 305 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 68 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,129 43210 - Electrical installation 28 5,625 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 7,199 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,664 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 20 4,684 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 8,099 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 4,332 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 5,248 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 5,372 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 12 2,252 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 5,834 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 7,507
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE OC382971 CONFIDENT MIND LLP 01 Mar 2013 08428354 SPECTRUM COMPONENTS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08428568 SINGLE LINK LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08445318 BG DELIVERY LTD 14 Mar 2013 08446076 EXPANDER GLOBAL LTD 15 Mar 2013 08460198 NJH SANDERSON LTD 25 Mar 2013 08464653 IVY MEWS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013 08426471 VTPL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 01 Mar 2013 08432444 T R EASTWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08436030 BUILD QUALITY LTD 08 Mar 2013 08438372 SEVEN STAR TRAINING LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08442493 PTRS PROPERTIES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08447464 IGNITION PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 15 Mar 2013 08447486 BOUTIQUE BABY LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08449690 PURE AVIATION SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2013 08453525 2GR TRUSTEES LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08454528 STEELE BITS LTD 21 Mar 2013 08429339 A1 COMMERCIAL CLEANING LTD 05 Mar 2013 08429694 JOSEPH BURFORD CLOTHING LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08435193 CLEE VIEW HOMES LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08427643 ONETEAM LTD 04 Mar 2013 08431300 RTI PAYROLL AND BOOKEEPING SERVICES LTD 06 Mar 2013 08434764 H&D LOCUM LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08451415 ELLICOTT & HUYTON LTD 19 Mar 2013 08452818 TOMAAL TOOL STEEL LTD 20 Mar 2013
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