Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous May.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 448 companies were formed in Gloucester. This figure is 10.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Gloucester occurred in 2013 when a total of 448 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gloucester UK 2013 448 269,432 2012 407 253,150 % change 10.1% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (448) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 222 companies were registered in Gloucester during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Gloucester UK 2013 222 134,630 2012 206 121,659 % change 7.8% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (222) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous May.
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 79 79 64 New companies in 2012 75 69 62 % change 5.3% 14.5% 3.2% Record Year 2013 (79) 2013 (79) 2011 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 242 companies were dissolved in Gloucester. This figure is 11.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Gloucester occurred in 2009 when a total of 333 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gloucester UK 2013 242 155,192 2012 218 147,794 % change 11.0% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (333) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Gloucester UK 2013 118 77,278 2012 113 80,218 % change 4.4% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (202) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 37 38 43 Closed companies in 2012 31 39 43 % change 19.4% -2.6% 0% Record Year 2009 (48) 2009 (96) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Gloucester increased by 206 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gloucester UK 2013 206 114,240 2012 189 105,356 Record Year 2007 (268) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Gloucester during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 104 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Gloucester UK 2013 104 57,352 2012 93 41,441 Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 42 41 21 Net growth in 2012 44 30 19 Record Year 2011 (53) 2007 (42) 2008 (48)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Gloucester 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Gloucester 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.5% 11.3% -6.6% Record Year 1990 (0.4%) 1992 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Gloucester was 2006 when 31.7% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 2011 when 31.7% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage GLOUCESTER 1.59% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTING 1.15% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTANCY 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.41% MANAGEMENT 0.86% PROPERTY 2.48% CARE 0.86% TRADING 2.05% ELECTRICAL 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.81% ENGINEERING 0.79% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.79% LONDON 1.77% M 0.72% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.68% D 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% MEDIA 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.65% GLOBAL 1.59% IT 0.58% MEDIA 1.57% TRADING 0.58% CARE 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.58% J 1.53% CHELTENHAM 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CLOTHING 0.50% IT 1.40% HEATING 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.40% CONTRACTORS 0.50% M 1.26% J 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.19% TRAINING 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.18% CARPENTRY 0.43% CAPITAL 1.16% MARKETING 0.43% TRAINING 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 336 257,517 99999 - Dormant Company 70 44,817 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 48 25,583 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,303 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 7,793 43210 - Electrical installation 22 5,611 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 17,095 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,578 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 24,324 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 8,590 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 4,768 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 4,452 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 7,871 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 6,771 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 14 2,502 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 5,665 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,212 85200 - Primary education 12 1,054
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08512586 THE NOTTINGHAM ARMS LIMITED 01 May 2013 08512678 TELCOMA AUTOMATIONS UK LIMITED 01 May 2013 08519308 GF PV CONSULTANCY LTD 08 May 2013 08521524 RED HEN CATERING LIMITED 09 May 2013 08522682 DRAINAWAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 May 2013 08526497 SEAN LAWLESS CARPENTRY LTD 13 May 2013 08530503 PUBLIC SECTOR NETWORK LIMITED 15 May 2013 08532846 FACE-SNACK LTD 16 May 2013 08543394 JOSHUA MORSE MARKETING LIMITED 24 May 2013 08546268 TIMM4 LTD 28 May 2013 08551535 DEVONDELIGHT ICE CREAM LTD 31 May 2013 08552396 GLOBAL SUNSHINE LIMITED 31 May 2013 08517655 CAMLAN FARM LIMITED 07 May 2013 08533805 SPIRITED TRAINING LTD 17 May 2013 08535822 IMRAN RAFI LIMITED 20 May 2013 08537194 ADAM PRICE TRANSPORT LIMITED 20 May 2013 08542436 RYAN-MAR LIMITED 23 May 2013 08542507 CHELTENHAM STUDENT LETTINGS LIMITED 23 May 2013 08543875 OPENGLOBAL E-COMMERCE LTD 24 May 2013 08545282 J N OLDFIELD TRANSPORT LTD 28 May 2013 08543087 SYNTEK GLOBAL UK LIMITED 24 May 2013 08536448 OCTAGINTA LIMITED 20 May 2013 08541124 RAB COMMS LIMITED 23 May 2013 08545877 HENERZ LIMITED 28 May 2013 08549891 SYMON ASSOCIATES LTD 30 May 2013
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