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
New Company Registrations
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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) Gloucester UK 2014 227 150,722 2013 226 134,802 % change 0.4% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (227) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 65 75 87 New companies in 2013 76 80 70 % change -14.5% -6.3% 24.3% Record Year 2013 (76) 2013 (80) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gloucester UK 2014 164 82,370 2013 124 77,914 % change 32.3% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (177) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 44 46 74 Closed companies in 2013 46 39 39 % change -4.3% 17.9% 90% Record Year 2011 (47) 2010 (70) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gloucester UK 2014 63 68,352 2013 102 56,888 Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 21 29 13 Net growth in 2013 30 41 31 Record Year 2006 (32) 2007 (45) 2007 (71)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -20.0% -13.5% 3.8% Record Year 2001 (0.2%) 1992 (0.4%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.79% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CARE 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.49% GLOUCESTER 1.10% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.10% TRADING 2.05% ELECTRICAL 0.76% LONDON 1.88% COTSWOLD 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.69% CARE 1.79% BUSINESS 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% BUILDING 0.62% DESIGN 1.75% SECURITY 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% INVESTMENTS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% GLOBAL 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.55% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.48% MEDIA 1.48% TRANSPORT 0.48% IT 1.33% HOMES 0.48% TRANSPORT 1.30% HEATING 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% M 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% SUPPORT 0.41% M 1.21% TRAINING 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% TRADING 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 379 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 85 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 63 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 56,411 74990 - Non-trading company 32 14,135 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 9,358 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 18,491 43210 - Electrical installation 26 5,885 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,813 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 20 4,866 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 9,284 43290 - Other construction installation 19 3,231 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,509 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 17 5,130 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 16 6,236 73110 - Advertising agencies 14 3,882 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 14 6,559 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,155
Recent Companies
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