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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Gloucester UK 2014 247 143,414 2013 220 132,684 % change 12.3% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (247) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 89 76 82 New companies in 2013 84 63 73 % change 6.0% 20.6% 12.3% Record Year 2014 (89) 2014 (76) 2014 (82)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gloucester UK 2014 144 101,670 2013 140 86,170 % change 2.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (162) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 57 33 54 Closed companies in 2013 49 40 51 % change 16.3% -17.5% 6% Record Year 2014 (57) 2008 (76) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gloucester UK 2014 103 41,744 2013 80 46,514 Record Year 2014 (103) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 32 43 28 Net growth in 2013 35 23 22 Record Year 2007 (53) 2002 (44) 2002 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -3.7% 15.0% 3.0% Record Year 1977 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.61% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.42% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CARE 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.10% PROPERTY 2.62% PROPERTY 1.03% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% GOLDSPEED 0.84% TRADING 2.00% BUSINESS 0.78% LONDON 1.95% GLOUCESTER 0.71% CARE 1.94% (GLOUCESTER) 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% DESIGN 1.70% M 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.70% J 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUILDING 0.58% BUSINESS 1.62% PROPERTIES 0.58% J 1.53% SECURITY 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.53% COTSWOLD 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GROUP 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.48% C 0.52% MEDIA 1.38% LOGISTICS 0.45% CO., 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.45% BUILDING 1.30% D 0.45% IT 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.45% M 1.23%
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 371 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 79 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 64 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 28,224 43210 - Electrical installation 27 5,922 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,006 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,795 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 9,914 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 18,890 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,151 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 10,361 86900 - Other human health activities 19 11,807 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 5,083 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 8,501 43290 - Other construction installation 16 3,244 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,401 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,675 41100 - Development of building projects 15 10,604
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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