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
    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