Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 227 companies were registered in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GloucesterUK
    2014227150,722
    2013226134,802
    % change0.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (227) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014657587
    New companies in 2013768070
    % change-14.5%-6.3%24.3%
    Record Year2013 (76)2013 (80)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 164 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GloucesterUK
    201416482,370
    201312477,914
    % change32.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (177) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014444674
    Closed companies in 2013463939
    % change-4.3%17.9%90%
    Record Year2011 (47)2010 (70)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Gloucester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GloucesterUK
    20146368,352
    201310256,888
    Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014212913
    Net growth in 2013304131
    Record Year2006 (32)2007 (45)2007 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Gloucester
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-20.0%-13.5%3.8%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1992 (0.4%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    27.6% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.79%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.65%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CARE1.17%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    GLOUCESTER1.10%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%TRADING2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%LONDON1.88%
    COTSWOLD0.76%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IT0.69%CARE1.79%
    BUSINESS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUILDING0.62%DESIGN1.75%
    SECURITY0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    ENGINEERING0.55%J1.48%
    PROPERTY0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.48%MEDIA1.48%
    TRANSPORT0.48%IT1.33%
    HOMES0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    HEATING0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    M0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    SUPPORT0.41%M1.21%
    TRAINING0.41%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRADING0.41%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied379280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company8547,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6337,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5527,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5456,411
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,135
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet289,358
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2826,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    43210 - Electrical installation265,885
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,813
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation204,866
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate199,284
    43290 - Other construction installation193,231
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles175,130
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment166,236
    73110 - Advertising agencies143,882
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings146,559
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,155

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08830555 FERN TICKET LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08833710 CLIFTON AUTOMOTIVE LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08835614 RL ARCHITECTURE LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08842521 HOT & SPICY CARIBBEAN LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08846095 PATERSON & GRIFFITHS DEVELOPMENTS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08850236 ALAJEN LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08860272 IMON TECH LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08865365 TBH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08871323 EDGING (UK) LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08832985 OUT OF THE WOODS FORESTRY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833225 STEWART MCINNES SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08838826 ATHLETEMANAGE LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840708 JS DECORATING LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08841552 SIZWE CARE LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08851231 M.C.T. IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08856140 OJL MILLER CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08858522 DALGLISH ENGINEERING LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08864879 GET YOUR RACE ON LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08871057 BLAISDON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08854215 THE UPCYCLED EMPORIUM LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855420 PARK BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08869040 CARE FREE BOILERS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08870133 NSI ALLIANCE LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08844833 OAKLEY AUTHENTIC LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08853737 HAMMETT ENGINEERING LTD 21 Jan 2014