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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
    07920844 THUS CAMEO LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07920850 THE OLIVE BRANCH CAFE BAR LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07897148 STORMFLEX LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07898131 THE MOEL SIABOD CAFE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07905036 ICAW DOCUMENTED ART SPACE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07898952 B & S SITING LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07904547 JAT CONSTRUCTION LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07899618 ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS (NW) LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07927961 ANIAN CYFYNGEDIG 30 Jan 2012
    07905537 J&C CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07913988 HAYWORTH LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07925676 JERRY'S ROPE ACCESS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07910674 SURFACING EXPERTS LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07896124 JD WILCO LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07897232 FREEDOM SPORTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07898516 ZENITH CARE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07902853 MON SOCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07915544 MANDAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918187 PERSSENTIAL CYF 20 Jan 2012
    07922573 EXPERIENCE SOFTWARE LTD 25 Jan 2012