Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 220 companies were registered in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gloucester UK 2013 220 132,684 2012 182 118,868 % change 20.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (220) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 84 63 73 New companies in 2012 66 62 54 % change 27.3% 1.6% 35.2% Record Year 2013 (84) 2011 (67) 2013 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gloucester UK 2013 140 86,170 2012 133 75,908 % change 5.3% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (162) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 49 40 51 Closed companies in 2012 43 45 45 % change 14.0% -11.1% 13% Record Year 2013 (49) 2008 (76) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Gloucester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 80 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gloucester UK 2013 80 46,514 2012 49 42,960 Record Year 2011 (100) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 35 23 22 Net growth in 2012 23 17 9 Record Year 2007 (53) 2002 (44) 2002 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Gloucester 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 13.9% -6.8% 18.6% Record Year 1977 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 2011 when 36.8% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.46% CONSULTING 5.27% GLOUCESTER 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ELECTRICAL 0.97% PROPERTY 2.53% CARE 0.90% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% IT 0.76% LONDON 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.70% DESIGN 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% MEDIA 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PROPERTY 0.63% CARE 1.64% D 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRAINING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.59% CONTRACTORS 0.56% J 1.54% TRADING 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.53% M 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% IT 1.39% CLOTHING 0.49% M 1.25% CHELTENHAM 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% SYSTEMS 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% J 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CLEANING 0.42% TRAINING 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 342 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 79 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 54,854 74990 - Non-trading company 28 14,228 43210 - Electrical installation 25 5,724 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 8,475 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 17,715 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 20 4,590 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,516 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 4,955 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,104 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 6,979 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 14 6,039 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 5,859 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 8,312 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 14 2,723 41100 - Development of building projects 13 9,271
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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