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Gloucestershire

2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,817 companies were formed in Gloucestershire. This figure is 5.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Gloucestershire occurred in 2007 when a total of 2,327 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)GloucestershireUK
    20121,817253,150
    20111,721228,735
    % change5.6%10.7%
    Record Year2007 (2,327)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 837 companies were registered in Gloucestershire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)GloucestershireUK
    2012837121,659
    2011889112,344
    % change-5.8%8.3%
    Record Year 2007 (1,057) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012297283257
    New companies in 2011306279304
    % change-2.9%1.4%-15.5%
    Record Year2007 (405)2007 (344)2007 (308)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 957 companies were dissolved in Gloucestershire. This figure is 20.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Gloucestershire occurred in 2010 when a total of 1,640 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)GloucestershireUK
    2012957147,793
    20111,210162,310
    % change-20.9%-8.9%
    Record Year2010 (1,640)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 541 companies were dissolved in Gloucestershire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)GloucestershireUK
    201254180,217
    201154271,324
    % change-0.2%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,002) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012153191197
    Closed companies in 2011136248158
    % change12.5%-23.0%25%
    Record Year2009 (216)2009 (450)2009 (336)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Gloucestershire increased by 860 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)GloucestershireUK
    2012860105,357
    201151166,425
    Record Year2007 (1,709)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Gloucestershire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 296 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)GloucestershireUK
    201229641,442
    201134741,020
    Record Year 2007 (759) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 20121449260
    Net growth in 201117031146
    Record Year2007 (354)2007 (221)2007 (184)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Gloucestershire formed 0.7% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.8%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Gloucestershire
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, Gloucestershire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Gloucestershire
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%0.7%0.8%
    % change-18.3%-11.1%-9.7%
    Record Year1965 (1.4%)1969 (1.8%)1972 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The record first half year for female directors in Gloucestershire was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Gloucestershire in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Gloucestershire was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    29.6% of all director appointments in Gloucestershire in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.22%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.01%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.99%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    COTSWOLD0.98%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%TRADING2.10%
    TRAINING0.85%DESIGN1.89%
    CHELTENHAM0.83%ENGINEERING1.87%
    J0.72%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    BUSINESS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    PROPERTY0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    BUILDING0.63%BUSINESS1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    DESIGN0.58%LONDON1.68%
    SCHOOL0.58%J1.57%
    SECURITY0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    CARE0.51%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    M0.51%IT1.42%
    CENTRE0.51%CARE1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%M1.26%
    GLOUCESTER0.49%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    MEDIA0.49%BUILDING1.23%
    MARKETING0.49%SECURITY1.19%
    R0.47%S1.18%
    C0.47%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,406244,457
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified34635,447
    7487 - Other business activities28147,029
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management24820,390
    99999 - Dormant Company17826,088
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16515,280
    7414 - Business & management consultancy12710,978
    9999 - Dormant Company10716,469
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9410,271
    74990 - Non-trading company749,706
    62090 - Other information technology service activities678,258
    62012 - Business and domestic software development634,742
    9305 - Other service activities637,926
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply576,356
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5614,220
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering534,644
    41100 - Development of building projects505,149
    7499 - Non-trading company508,023
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities474,295
    43210 - Electrical installation453,557

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08096279 EDREES & SON LTD 07 Jun 2012
    08099122 COMBINED SALES AND MARKETING LIMITED 11 Jun 2012
    08101255 CUFF MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 12 Jun 2012
    08116507 MODA CLOTHING (GLOUCESTER) LTD 22 Jun 2012
    08102897 PERFECT GREEN GRASS LTD 13 Jun 2012
    08110228 KINGFISHER TREASURE SEEKERS LTD 19 Jun 2012
    08123426 TAILORED ALES LIMITED 28 Jun 2012
    08092144 LNH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Jun 2012
    08095002 KILBURY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Jun 2012
    08107796 PLATINUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP LIMITED 18 Jun 2012
    08113070 MAMMA OLIVER FOUNDATION LTD 20 Jun 2012
    08105455 NORTH CYPRUS ADVERTISER LTD. 14 Jun 2012
    08105760 THE CYPRUS DIRECTORY LTD 14 Jun 2012
    08105932 NCF ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED 14 Jun 2012
    08108760 GLEVUM PROPERTY FINDERS LTD 18 Jun 2012
    08111359 WOODY TOYS LTD 19 Jun 2012
    08106235 SPHERICAL WHEEL LIMITED 14 Jun 2012
    08109322 JUSTIN DAVIDSON LIMITED 18 Jun 2012
    08115651 WEBB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jun 2012
    08119938 M V B PLASTICS LIMITED 26 Jun 2012
    08121471 S P TRAVELLER TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Jun 2012
    08100987 RP MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 12 Jun 2012
    08101081 THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT CIRENCESTER LTD 12 Jun 2012
    08107004 FALCON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Jun 2012
    08108808 TIDY CHOP LIMITED 18 Jun 2012