Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 279 companies were registered in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gloucester UK 2015 279 161,156 2014 227 150,722 % change 22.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (279) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 89 92 98 New companies in 2014 65 75 87 % change 36.9% 22.7% 12.6% Record Year 2015 (89) 2015 (92) 2015 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Gloucester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gloucester UK 2015 154 89,523 2014 164 82,370 % change -6.1% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (177) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 39 51 64 Closed companies in 2014 44 46 74 % change -11.4% 10.9% -14% Record Year 2011 (47) 2010 (70) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Gloucester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 125 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gloucester UK 2015 125 71,633 2014 63 68,352 Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Gloucester when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 50 41 34 Net growth in 2014 21 29 13 Record Year 2015 (50) 2007 (45) 2007 (71)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Gloucester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gloucester 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 34.2% 13.0% 2.6% Record Year 2001 (0.2%) 1992 (0.4%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucester was in 2013 when 32.5% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Gloucester in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.71% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.10% PROPERTY 2.72% GLOUCESTER 1.10% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.04% CARE 2.13% (GLOUCESTER) 0.92% ENGINEERING 2.12% GOLDSPEED 0.79% LONDON 1.91% ELECTRICAL 0.73% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENGINEERING 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% BUILDING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.55% CO., 1.58% MAINTENANCE 0.55% J 1.55% M 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% (GLOS) 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRANSPORT 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% CONTRACTORS 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% B 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% LOGISTICS 0.43% BUILDING 1.31% BUSINESS 0.43% IT 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.43% MEDIA 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.43% M 1.27%
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 388 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 75 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 68 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 27 13,990 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 25 7,797 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 43210 - Electrical installation 24 6,139 74990 - Non-trading company 24 13,794 41100 - Development of building projects 23 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 10,200 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 7,682 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,862 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,080 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 12,485 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 11,600 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 6,278 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,651
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09466011 FRESH GRIND LTD 02 Mar 2015 09466192 MJF OSTEOPATHY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09472294 H3 ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09477423 STATICA LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09477955 J H SAVAGE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09492444 KOZO CARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09498863 DELAZONE LTD 19 Mar 2015 09501014 TENNIS SPECIALIST SALES LTD 20 Mar 2015 09501463 BURNT MEDIA LTD 20 Mar 2015 09509470 QED PAYROLL & ACCOUNTING LTD 25 Mar 2015 09516404 GLOUCESTER CRICKET CLUB LTD 28 Mar 2015 09464122 MARKAY PUBS LTD 02 Mar 2015 09470647 SONNY MOORE BRICKWORK LTD 04 Mar 2015 09476689 TASA (GLOUCESTER) LTD 09 Mar 2015 09482160 PERFORMAZ LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09484017 OSPREY MEDIA LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09491707 GREY ARMY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09500563 COTSWOLD ALLURE LTD 20 Mar 2015 09512816 LOVEHOOKS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09517647 NIMOCO (SEIS) LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09465732 RDT CLEANING SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2015 09500747 PAWEL SUPERSON LTD 20 Mar 2015 09502574 QSHARP LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09508433 TRJ PROPERTY LTD 25 Mar 2015 09517298 LOUD ANTICS LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
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