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 09465231 RICCARDO ENTERPRISES LTD 02 Mar 2015 09469740 M.B.E SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09476988 G-DAK CYBER SOLUTION LTD 09 Mar 2015 09477782 GLOUCESTERSHIRE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09478633 ANDRINA NISBET LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09491705 HOME SERENE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09493533 SUGARLUMPS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09501014 TENNIS SPECIALIST SALES LTD 20 Mar 2015 09502547 RICHMONDWAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09513712 GOLDWOOD LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09466134 PRO ECO HEATING LTD 02 Mar 2015 09471398 OMM SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Mar 2015 09476689 TASA (GLOUCESTER) LTD 09 Mar 2015 09507576 L FLOYD ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 25 Mar 2015 09512744 GRANGE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2015 09473969 DOCTOR KATE EDGAR LTD 05 Mar 2015 09486883 ADAMS INDUSTRIAL LTD 12 Mar 2015 09494708 GLOUCESTERSHIRE SWIFT STORAGE LTD 17 Mar 2015 09495028 DIAMOND WINDOWS GLOS LTD 17 Mar 2015 09498219 NATURES RANGE LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09502574 QSHARP LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09510433 SNB CONSULTANT LTD 26 Mar 2015 09517298 LOUD ANTICS LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09464921 LOVELSTZY LTD 02 Mar 2015 09495451 JIMTRONIC LTD. 18 Mar 2015
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