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
    08876127 PERI GELATO LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877160 M13 AND FAMILY LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08882438 CHANGE INNOVATION CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08893303 QDSM LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895347 CARTERS CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08914054 MAGPIE IMAGE LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08874925 FUSION FM LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08878400 COTSWOLD CARPERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08882285 THE FAIRIES WORKSHOP LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883091 SEARCH AND SELECT LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884326 STANBRIDGE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08893204 BEERCADDY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893284 DMSCO ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895606 360 AUTOMOTIVE GLOUCESTER LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08906572 MARINEFISH4SALE LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08910619 BLACK SWAN PASTIMES LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08917804 NIBIRU PROJECTS LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08875225 QUAYSIDE ELECTRICAL & BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08890028 APM FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08914252 ATLAS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS (SOUTH WEST) LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08916516 EFFICAIR UK LTD 28 Feb 2014
    OC391482 THE GOLDEN HEART LLP 26 Feb 2014
    08893323 FINESTEPS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08896279 AIRMASTER HVAC EQUIPMENT (UK) LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08903447 IM AGENCY LIMITED 20 Feb 2014