Gloucestershire

Q3 2012 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. 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)GloucestershireUK
    2012825118,868
    2011875114,512
    % change-5.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (915) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012293280252
    New companies in 2011314296265
    % change-6.7%-5.4%-4.9%
    Record Year2007 (395)2006 (318)2003 (314)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GloucestershireUK
    201259074,772
    201152572,230
    % change12.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,126) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012219205166
    Closed companies in 2011160184181
    % change36.9%11.4%-8%
    Record Year2009 (248)2008 (364)2009 (620)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GloucestershireUK
    201223544,096
    201135042,282
    Record Year 2006 (582) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012747586
    Net growth in 201115411284
    Record Year2007 (273)2006 (180)2006 (210)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.7%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.7%
    % change-16.2%-4.7%-5.9%
    Record Year1966 (1.8%)1966 (1.2%)1970 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.87%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.85%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    ASSOCIATES0.95%PROPERTY2.36%
    COTSWOLD0.88%TRADING2.08%
    TRAINING0.81%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.77%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CHELTENHAM0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    J0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.56%MEDIA1.68%
    R0.56%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.54%J1.55%
    SECURITY0.54%GLOBAL1.54%
    MARKETING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%IT1.43%
    HOUSE0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%CARE1.32%
    MEDIA0.50%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    GREEN0.50%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    D0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.47%S1.17%
    M0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,225228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified42350,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management34528,990
    99999 - Dormant Company25737,912
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities22521,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13314,809
    74990 - Non-trading company10013,641
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10011,950
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8820,742
    62012 - Business and domestic software development876,943
    7487 - Other business activities7316,361
    41100 - Development of building projects737,545
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet685,760
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities625,935
    43210 - Electrical installation615,151
    86230 - Dental practice activities522,368
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified514,361
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets504,568
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified486,008
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation453,880

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166073 BRAZILIAN DELHI & PERUVIAN IMPORTS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167898 DETECT-A-BUG UK LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08177904 S7 TRADING ENVIROMENTS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08183993 AIBB CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08198175 SUPERABRASIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08167579 CLEARCHECK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08179570 ZERIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08180419 THE PURPLE KIWI CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08186383 S R RICHARDS LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08195673 GLOBE INN (STONEHOUSE) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08165404 PURE PLUMBING & HEATING (UK) LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08167419 TIAMEE LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08171594 S BULL CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08177186 ETERNAL EXPRESSIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08165429 STROUD FIRE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08180485 EASY E-MPORIUM LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08193373 HOUDINI INNS AND PUBS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08167809 CLIVE MCGOVERN LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08189255 JOLI BEAU LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08196945 R D GILLESPIE LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08180016 J.F.S. (UK) LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08175911 KELVIN HOUSE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08183685 JAMIESON BLAKE LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184196 CAROLINE'S CAKERY BAKERY LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08196502 SEAMER DEVELOPMENTS LTD 30 Aug 2012