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.

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 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)GloucesterUK
    2015279161,156
    2014227150,722
    % change22.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (279) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015899298
    New companies in 2014657587
    % change36.9%22.7%12.6%
    Record Year2015 (89)2015 (92)2015 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GloucesterUK
    201515489,523
    201416482,370
    % change-6.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (177) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015395164
    Closed companies in 2014444674
    % change-11.4%10.9%-14%
    Record Year2011 (47)2010 (70)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GloucesterUK
    201512571,633
    20146368,352
    Record Year 2007 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015504134
    Net growth in 2014212913
    Record Year2015 (50)2007 (45)2007 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change34.2%13.0%2.6%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1992 (0.4%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.59%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.28%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%PROPERTY2.72%
    GLOUCESTER1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.04%CARE2.13%
    (GLOUCESTER)0.92%ENGINEERING2.12%
    GOLDSPEED0.79%LONDON1.91%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    BUILDING0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.55%CO.,1.58%
    MAINTENANCE0.55%J1.55%
    M0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    (GLOS)0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    GLOUCESTERSHIRE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRANSPORT0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONTRACTORS0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    B0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    LOGISTICS0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    BUSINESS0.43%IT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied388288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8043,081
    99999 - Dormant Company7549,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6830,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4858,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3829,218
    86900 - Other human health activities2713,990
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings257,797
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    43210 - Electrical installation246,139
    74990 - Non-trading company2413,794
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2110,200
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities207,682
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,862
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified199,080
    49410 - Freight transport by road1812,485
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1711,600
    71129 - Other engineering activities166,278
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,651

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09425094 RUM AND BUG RECORDS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09427998 L D BRICKLAYING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430711 TENNESSEE FRIED CHICKEN (GLOUCESTER) LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09431629 THE WATERSMEET BAR AND RESTAURANT LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09433988 CATHEDRAL HOUSE (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09437322 SHG HOTEL & RESTAURANT LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09440167 EDES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09441380 MECELEC ENGINEERING LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09448194 HORFIELD FISH BAR LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09416708 NRDR LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09429796 FUNPARK AMUSEMENTS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433436 DEEP POINT LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09438989 M B ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440774 SPARKLING CLEANERS LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09441231 TOPB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09442604 LIME SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09446214 KITCHLIVING DIRECT LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09421589 EAGLE EYE IT SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09448360 JDP EVENTS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09463824 PEOPLE-FIT SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09416682 CP BUILDERS (GLOS) LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09419632 ELLIE'S HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09436362 FOUR:33 DESIGNS LTD. 12 Feb 2015
    09451501 DKARE LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09452184 UNIQUE MOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE LIMITED 21 Feb 2015