Gloucestershire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucestershire when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,095 companies were registered in Gloucestershire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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) Gloucestershire UK 2015 1,095 161,156 2014 1,021 150,722 % change 7.2% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (1,270) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 322 335 438 New companies in 2014 321 326 374 % change 0.3% 2.8% 17.1% Record Year 2013 (336) 2007 (381) 2007 (634)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 748 companies were dissolved in Gloucestershire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly 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) Gloucestershire UK 2015 748 89,523 2014 626 82,370 % change 19.5% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (876) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Gloucestershire when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 186 274 288 Closed companies in 2014 202 206 218 % change -7.9% 33.0% 32% Record Year 2010 (274) 2015 (274) 2010 (357)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Gloucestershire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 347 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gloucestershire UK 2015 347 71,633 2014 395 68,352 Record Year 2007 (950) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 136 61 150 Net growth in 2014 119 120 156 Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (282) 2007 (530)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Gloucestershire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gloucestershire 2015 0.7% 2014 0.7% 2013 0.7% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change -1.6% -5.3% 6.7% Record Year 2002 (1.0%) 1992 (1.0%) 2002 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gloucestershire was in 2008 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Gloucestershire 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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.24% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.94% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.19% PROPERTY 2.72% COTSWOLD 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% J 0.91% CARE 2.13% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.81% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.71% TRADING 1.88% CHELTENHAM 0.71% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.61% DESIGN 1.65% CO 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.59% CO., 1.58% TCITH 0.59% J 1.55% M 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.57% BUSINESS 1.49% BUILDING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HOUSE 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% MEDIA 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% MARKETING 0.46% IT 1.30% HOMES 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% FARM 0.44% M 1.27%
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 1,524 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 449 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 336 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 292 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 232 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 193 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 135 29,218 41100 - Development of building projects 115 11,863 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 93 7,797 62090 - Other information technology service activities 91 12,862 74990 - Non-trading company 89 13,794 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 77 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 75 10,200 62012 - Business and domestic software development 74 9,651 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 72 5,331 86900 - Other human health activities 69 13,990 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 67 6,238 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 64 7,682 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 62 9,080 56302 - Public houses and bars 59 6,355
Recent Companies
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