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Gwynedd

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gwynedd when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gwynedd when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 63 companies were registered in Gwynedd during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly 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)GwyneddUK
    201263131,491
    201170116,391
    % change-10.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (84) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gwynedd when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012132822
    New companies in 2011232225
    % change-43.5%27.3%-12.0%
    Record Year2003 (24)2012 (28)2007 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 18 companies were dissolved in Gwynedd during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 63.3% 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)GwyneddUK
    20121867,576
    20114990,986
    % change-63.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (49) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012486
    Closed companies in 2011231313
    % change-82.6%-38.5%-54%
    Record Year2011 (23)2010 (16)2009 (33)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Gwynedd during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 45 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GwyneddUK
    20124563,915
    20112125,405
    Record Year 2007 (56) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gwynedd when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201292016
    Net growth in 20110912
    Record Year2003 (12)2012 (20)2007 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Gwynedd formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Gwynedd
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.0%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-51.5%8.7%-17.6%
    Record Year1973 (0.3%)1974 (0.3%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gwynedd was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    30.5% of all director appointments in Gwynedd 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CYF5.19%CONSULTING5.07%
    WILLIAMS2.20%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    Y1.80%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    W1.40%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%TRADING2.07%
    G1.40%DESIGN1.93%
    H1.20%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GWYNEDD1.20%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION1.20%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PLANT1.00%BUSINESS1.73%
    HIRE1.00%MEDIA1.72%
    E1.00%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SONS1.00%LONDON1.66%
    J1.00%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.80%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENGINEERING0.80%GLOBAL1.50%
    T0.80%IT1.40%
    JOHN0.60%CARE1.34%
    CAFE0.60%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CURERS0.60%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BRYN0.60%M1.27%
    PROPERTY0.60%BUILDING1.24%
    TRADE0.60%ENERGY1.20%
    EVANS0.60%S1.20%
    HOUSE0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied85216,665
    7487 - Other business activities2352,735
    99999 - Dormant Company1125,084
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation102,693
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1035,233
    41100 - Development of building projects74,984
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,052
    56302 - Public houses and bars72,795
    74990 - Non-trading company79,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    9305 - Other service activities68,818
    62012 - Business and domestic software development64,356
    55300 - Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds6100
    93199 - Other sports activities62,011
    9999 - Dormant Company518,617
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets53,129
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified51,498
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation4817
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management419,704
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified42,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07976792 AMINA BALTI LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07977964 GWYNDAF EVANS MOTORS LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07978915 DOLGELLAU G C LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07984361 BLUEBELL APARTMENTS (STOCKPORT) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07985336 O J SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    08003072 DIVERSE MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    07997781 MAAB CONSULTING LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07999912 G JONES CONTRACTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08003498 IESTYN GWILYM LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08010102 PLAS CONTRACTING LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    07983145 ARWEL W WILLIAMS CYF 09 Mar 2012
    07998652 Y CASTELL(PWLLHELI) LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07975824 POLYTUNE MUSIC LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07975881 POLYTUNE RECORDS LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07975732 THE ALTERNATIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 05 Mar 2012
    07979490 MERIDIAN ROPE ACCESS SERVICES LTD 07 Mar 2012
    08013178 Y CEI CYF 30 Mar 2012
    OC373760 EMRYS HOUSE LLP 26 Mar 2012
    07975497 GET UP & GROW BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07980562 BANGOR CITY COMMUNITY SPORTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980999 BH EVENTS LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07983550 CAELGAIR CYF 09 Mar 2012
    07986952 HOTEL PORT DINORWIC LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07991936 ARFON PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07999809 GANGANI PUBLISHING LTD. 21 Mar 2012