Gloucestershire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 825 companies were registered in Gloucestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gloucestershire UK 2012 825 118,868 2011 875 114,512 % change -5.7% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (915) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 293 280 252 New companies in 2011 314 296 265 % change -6.7% -5.4% -4.9% Record Year 2007 (395) 2006 (318) 2003 (314)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 590 companies were dissolved in Gloucestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gloucestershire UK 2012 590 74,772 2011 525 72,230 % change 12.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,126) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 219 205 166 Closed companies in 2011 160 184 181 % change 36.9% 11.4% -8% Record Year 2009 (248) 2008 (364) 2009 (620)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Gloucestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 235 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gloucestershire UK 2012 235 44,096 2011 350 42,282 Record Year 2006 (582) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 74 75 86 Net growth in 2011 154 112 84 Record Year 2007 (273) 2006 (180) 2006 (210)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Gloucestershire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gloucestershire 2012 0.7% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% % change -16.2% -4.7% -5.9% Record Year 1966 (1.8%) 1966 (1.2%) 1970 (1.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gloucestershire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Gloucestershire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.87% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTING 1.71% CONSULTANCY 3.29% ASSOCIATES 0.95% PROPERTY 2.36% COTSWOLD 0.88% TRADING 2.08% TRAINING 0.81% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CHELTENHAM 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.65% BUSINESS 1.72% J 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUILDING 0.56% MEDIA 1.68% R 0.56% LONDON 1.67% BUSINESS 0.54% J 1.55% SECURITY 0.54% GLOBAL 1.54% MARKETING 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.47% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% IT 1.43% HOUSE 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.50% CARE 1.32% MEDIA 0.50% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% GREEN 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.21% D 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GLOBAL 0.47% S 1.17% M 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,225 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 423 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 345 28,990 99999 - Dormant Company 257 37,912 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 225 21,969 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 133 14,809 74990 - Non-trading company 100 13,641 62090 - Other information technology service activities 100 11,950 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 88 20,742 62012 - Business and domestic software development 87 6,943 7487 - Other business activities 73 16,361 41100 - Development of building projects 73 7,545 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 68 5,760 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 62 5,935 43210 - Electrical installation 61 5,151 86230 - Dental practice activities 52 2,368 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 51 4,361 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 50 4,568 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 48 6,008 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 45 3,880
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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