Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 247 companies were registered in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GloucesterUK
    2014247143,414
    2013220132,684
    % change12.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (247) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014897682
    New companies in 2013846373
    % change6.0%20.6%12.3%
    Record Year2014 (89)2014 (76)2014 (82)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GloucesterUK
    2014144101,670
    201314086,170
    % change2.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (162) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014573354
    Closed companies in 2013494051
    % change16.3%-17.5%6%
    Record Year2014 (57)2008 (76)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Gloucester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 103 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GloucesterUK
    201410341,744
    20138046,514
    Record Year 2014 (103) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014324328
    Net growth in 2013352322
    Record Year2007 (53)2002 (44)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Gloucester
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.7%15.0%3.0%
    Record Year1977 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 2011 when 36.8% of all directors were female.

    30.7% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.61%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CARE1.16%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%PROPERTY2.62%
    PROPERTY1.03%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    GOLDSPEED0.84%TRADING2.00%
    BUSINESS0.78%LONDON1.95%
    GLOUCESTER0.71%CARE1.94%
    (GLOUCESTER)0.65%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    M0.58%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUILDING0.58%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.58%J1.53%
    SECURITY0.58%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    COTSWOLD0.52%GLOBAL1.51%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GROUP0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    C0.52%MEDIA1.38%
    LOGISTICS0.45%CO.,1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    D0.45%IT1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.45%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied371278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7948,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6840,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6429,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5557,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3728,224
    43210 - Electrical installation275,922
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,006
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet239,914
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2218,890
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,151
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1910,361
    86900 - Other human health activities1911,807
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation185,083
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,501
    43290 - Other construction installation163,244
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities157,401
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,675
    41100 - Development of building projects1510,604

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09111021 MOBILE REPAIRS CENTRE LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09117511 DAN MAZUREK ELECTRICAL LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09117823 A-TECH OFFSHORE LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09127233 FOCUSEDU (UK) LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09129055 BOUND (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09141565 G D SMITH PROCUREMENT SERVICES (UK) LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09143248 ARBILON LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146015 LIVING WORKS SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09119264 THE MOTORWORKS GLOUCESTER LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121026 NOVASTAR PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09123255 SPSK SKIN ESSENTIALS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09124249 PARALIBRIUM LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09127981 C8L PROPERTY LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09133897 FILIPINO FOOD FUSION LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09134201 SM WALLER AVIATION LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09134276 STUART'S PRODUCTION SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09149918 MAC.BAMBER LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09154946 C A FORSTER ENGINEERING LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09155363 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09118694 AFG INVESTMENTS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09110511 BRADSTONE DRIVEWAYS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111985 ARK ANALYTICS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113375 ELITE ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113423 TRADEUK LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09153715 BILLY BONES PRODUCTIONS LTD 30 Jul 2014