Stroud, Gloucestershire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 191 companies were formed in Stroud. This figure is 15.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stroud occurred in 2007 when a total of 192 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stroud UK 2012 191 253,150 2011 165 228,735 % change 15.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (192) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 89 companies were registered in Stroud during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stroud UK 2012 89 121,659 2011 91 112,344 % change -2.2% 8.3% Record Year 2003 (108) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 31 27 31 New companies in 2011 26 32 33 % change 19.2% -15.6% -6.1% Record Year 2003 (35) 2003 (41) 2011 (33)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 91 companies were dissolved in Stroud. This figure is 18.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stroud occurred in 2009 when a total of 149 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stroud UK 2012 91 147,793 2011 111 162,310 % change -18.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (149) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 51 companies were dissolved in Stroud during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 41.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stroud UK 2012 51 80,218 2011 36 71,324 % change 41.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (100) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 14 20 17 Closed companies in 2011 3 24 9 % change 366.7% -16.7% 89% Record Year 2009 (23) 2009 (43) 2009 (34)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Stroud increased by 100 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stroud UK 2012 100 105,357 2011 54 66,425 Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Stroud during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 38 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stroud UK 2012 38 41,441 2011 55 41,020 Record Year 2003 (86) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 17 7 14 Net growth in 2011 23 8 24 Record Year 2007 (31) 2003 (35) 2003 (26)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Stroud formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stroud 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Stroud formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stroud 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 0.4% -26.0% 0.2% Record Year 1961 (0.5%) 1961 (0.5%) 1972 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 47.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 48.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Stroud was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Stroud in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Stroud was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
33.1% of all director appointments in Stroud in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.38% CONSULTING 5.07% ASSOCIATES 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.74% STROUD 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.28% DESIGN 1.08% PROPERTY 2.35% BUILDING 0.92% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTING 0.92% DESIGN 1.89% GREEN 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.87% (STROUD) 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.78% BUSINESS 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% COTSWOLD 0.77% BUSINESS 1.70% SCHOOL 0.77% MEDIA 1.69% HOME 0.61% LONDON 1.68% TRADING 0.61% J 1.57% VP 0.61% GLOBAL 1.51% GLOBAL 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SOUTH 0.46% IT 1.42% PROPERTY 0.46% CARE 1.31% MARKETING 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% STEPHEN 0.46% M 1.26% PLUMBING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.23% SECURITY 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% CLEANING 0.46% SECURITY 1.19% VALLEYS 0.46% S 1.18% PLANNING 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 139 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 30 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 17 26,088 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 10,978 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 12 2,921 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,742 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 14,220 9305 - Other service activities 8 7,926 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 7 16,469 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 4,644 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,706 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 8,258 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 4,295 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 6,356 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 6 2,456 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 6 1,348
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