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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08014681 D & J WINDOWS LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08016625 ARTSAID LTD 02 Apr 2012 08017714 C4ACM LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08019437 CHAS TOWNLEY LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08021275 COL RICHARDS LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08021421 SW CONTRACTING (GLOS) LTD 05 Apr 2012 08021571 BED HEAD LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08023262 RH ATTWOOD GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD 10 Apr 2012 08048358 ANDREW WISE WORDS LIMITED 27 Apr 2012 08048725 THE EXTRA CUSTOMER LIMITED 27 Apr 2012 08051502 STAFF GUARDIAN LTD 30 Apr 2012 08051510 TURNKEY CLAIM SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Apr 2012 OC374244 MERRIE MARKETING-EVOLUTION LLP 12 Apr 2012 08016180 T20 LANDSCAPES LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08019884 UPWERX LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08020341 CAPITAL MARKETS SEARCH LTD 04 Apr 2012 08022489 MISS SILVER LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08032579 BCS HOME SERVICES LTD 17 Apr 2012 08037000 PUSH CODE LIMITED 19 Apr 2012 08039830 BBT (GLOS) LIMITED 20 Apr 2012 08040769 HOWELLS PROPERTY CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Apr 2012 08045107 MIKE WILKINSON LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08046120 COTSWOLD ACUMEDIC LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08046424 WILLIAMS BUILDING & RENOVATION LTD 26 Apr 2012 08050565 OAS ( STROUD ) LIMITED 30 Apr 2012
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