Gloucestershire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucestershire when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gloucestershire when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 980 companies were registered in Gloucestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gloucestershire UK 2012 980 131,491 2011 832 116,391 % change 17.8% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (1,270) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gloucestershire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 308 334 338 New companies in 2011 230 274 328 % change 33.9% 21.9% 3.0% Record Year 2012 (308) 2007 (381) 2007 (634)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 416 companies were dissolved in Gloucestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gloucestershire UK 2012 416 67,576 2011 668 90,986 % change -37.7% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (876) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 135 141 140 Closed companies in 2011 239 222 207 % change -43.5% -36.5% -32% Record Year 2010 (274) 2010 (245) 2010 (357)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Gloucestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 564 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gloucestershire UK 2012 564 63,915 2011 164 25,405 Record Year 2007 (950) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gloucestershire when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 173 193 198 Net growth in 2011 -9 52 121 Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (282) 2007 (530)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Gloucestershire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gloucestershire 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change 14.8% 4.3% -3.6% Record Year 1970 (1.7%) 1969 (1.9%) 1967 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucestershire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Gloucestershire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.36% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.98% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.78% CONSULTANCY 3.30% COTSWOLD 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% CHELTENHAM 0.82% TRADING 2.07% TRAINING 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% SCHOOL 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% DESIGN 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% J 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUILDING 0.62% LONDON 1.66% MEDIA 0.58% J 1.54% CARE 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% M 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% ENGINEERING 0.53% IT 1.40% CONSULTANTS 0.51% CARE 1.34% ENERGY 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% SECURITY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOUCESTER 0.49% M 1.27% C 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTY 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% MARKETING 0.47% S 1.20% R 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,211 216,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 358 35,233 7487 - Other business activities 321 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 237 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 164 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 160 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 140 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 115 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 98 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 70 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 66 8,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 62 6,934 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 57 5,169 74990 - Non-trading company 57 9,729 62012 - Business and domestic software development 56 4,356 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 13,637 7499 - Non-trading company 54 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 52 4,984 43210 - Electrical installation 50 3,573 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 7,154
Recent Companies
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