Gwynedd

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 82 companies were registered in Gwynedd during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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)GwyneddUK
    201282118,868
    201170114,512
    % change17.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (82) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012243127
    New companies in 2011302614
    % change-20.0%19.2%92.9%
    Record Year2011 (30)2007 (34)2003 (35)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 45 companies were dissolved in Gwynedd during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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)GwyneddUK
    20124574,772
    20114872,230
    % change-6.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (80) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012161712
    Closed companies in 2011171615
    % change-5.9%6.3%-20%
    Record Year2010 (23)2008 (29)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Gwynedd during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GwyneddUK
    20123744,096
    20112242,282
    Record Year 2006 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201281415
    Net growth in 20111310-1
    Record Year2008 (28)2007 (20)2004 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Gwynedd formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Gwynedd
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.0%
    % change-28.2%20.1%90.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% 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 Gwynedd was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Gwynedd 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
    CYF5.04%CONSULTING5.06%
    WILLIAMS1.68%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    W1.37%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%PROPERTY2.36%
    JONES1.22%TRADING2.08%
    G0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    SONS0.76%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    H0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    Y0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    E0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.76%MEDIA1.68%
    NORTH0.76%LONDON1.67%
    ROBERTS0.76%J1.55%
    CYFYNGEDIG0.76%GLOBAL1.54%
    GWYNEDD0.76%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CONSULTING0.61%IT1.43%
    EVANS0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    THOMAS0.61%CARE1.32%
    T0.61%M1.27%
    M0.61%BUILDING1.22%
    HEATING0.61%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CENTRE0.61%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTY0.61%S1.17%
    HOLIDAYS0.61%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied108228,243
    41100 - Development of building projects247,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2437,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2150,446
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation143,880
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1414,809
    74990 - Non-trading company1113,641
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1128,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities921,969
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis84,786
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate86,519
    86900 - Other human health activities77,550
    56302 - Public houses and bars74,262
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified72,452
    56101 - Licensed restaurants76,004
    7487 - Other business activities716,361
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation71,202
    55300 - Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds7156
    43210 - Electrical installation75,151
    70100 - Activities of head offices63,807

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08193884 LANSECURE LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08196549 BYTHYNOD ARAN COTTAGES LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08197156 TREVOR WYN JONES LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08176984 BURLACU HEALTH CARE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08190337 FULLMARKS SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08196822 POPTY'R DREF CYF 31 Aug 2012
    08187376 CELTIC MONKEY LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08163572 T P REDMAN LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08183144 BLUE RIDGE PROPERTY AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08186852 DERWEN STORES LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08196629 THE GESTIANA LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08175573 SNOWDONIA FITNESS RETREAT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08165511 PENGWIN CYFYNGEDIG 02 Aug 2012
    08165652 M & M NORTH WEST LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167834 ORLCON LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08178869 ADVENT HYGIENE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181612 HEN FELIN PROPERTIES LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08170042 DAVID JONES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08176055 GARETH JONES & SON LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08181882 GARDDIO ARBENIGWR CYF 16 Aug 2012
    08182220 NORTH SPAR LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08181429 MF INSPECTION CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08184653 SMALL AXE STUDIO LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185562 GRIFFITHS & SHERLOCK LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186523 NAMEONE EDUCATION LTD 21 Aug 2012