Central CardiffEnterprise Zone
A thriving financial services location in the closest capital city to London.
03000 6 03000
Key Facts
less than 50% of average London rates
Grade A office rental costs
ACCESS TO A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE
our workforce are talented, loyal and determined
1.4 million workers
within a 30 minute commute
Enterprise Zone designation
with enhanced support and incentives
Why choose us
Your home for Financial & Professional Services, Tech and Creative Industries
Central Cardiff’s Enterprise Zone designation is testament to our ambition of confirming Cardiff as the UK’s premier business location after London.
It’s a sizeable ambition and we understand our role in realising it, through investment in and co-ordination of infrastructure and property development.
Thinking big has served Cardiff well. It’s a progressive city which has undergone an impressive physical transformation and spectacular economic growth over the last 10 years.
Moneysupermarket, BT, HPE, Dell, Admiral, GoCompare and Confused.com all call the Cardiff capital region home.
Why Choose Us
Well connected
Easy motorway and rail access to Bristol, London, and the Midlands, with Paddington just two hours or 100 minutes away (after electrification). Low-cost, fast broadband via the UK’s fastest growing internet exchange.
Skilled Workforce
Your potential workforce in Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone is large and skilled. Home to three universities, totalling 70,000 students.
A Broad range of Property
Cardiff is London’s nearest neighbouring capital but with Grade A office rental costs that are less than 50% of the average London rates.
You’re in Good Company
Admiral Insurance has its headquarters in the Zone and Legal & General’s largest UK office is here, alongside the likes of the AA, Atradius, British Gas, Deloitte, Eversheds, Hugh James, ING Direct, Lloyds TSB, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Principality, Zurich and more.
A Fintech Hotspot
The tech sector in Wales is worth an estimated £8.2bn and it continues to grow, with almost 44,000 people actively employed within the Digital Economy.
Our thriving tech ecosystem with its growing supply chain, combined with our entrepreneurial universities, provides a firm foundation for fintech to thrive. A vibrant innovation community allows start-ups, investors and large corporations to meet and share ideas.
The growth of the financial and professional sector in Cardiff has led to a thriving Fintech cluster, supported by the region’s incubator and co-working spaces that provide flexible, quality accommodation.
The most promising fintech companies can apply to accelerator programmes, such as NatWest’s Entrepreneurial spark and Barclay’s Eagle Lab, which is tailored to suit Cardiff’s strengths in high tech digital and Internet of Things (IoT) innovation.
Why Wales?
There are many reasons why doing business in Wales gives you a distinct advantage – from skills to strategic partnerships, and a tailored approach to financial support. We provide a personal response to business with clear lines of communication with Government. And the links between business and academic institutions grow stronger every year. Wales will continue to develop close relationships with international partners, in Europe and further afield. We have a great story to tell, of an agile and innovative nation with a truly global outlook.
Sector presence in Wales
Testimonials
As a multinational business, there’s no real downside of being based in Cardiff.Bipsync
Wales is a great place to start a business and the decision to locate in Cardiff was definitely strategic.Chief Executive, Wealthify
We have brought people in from many walks of life and backgrounds, to support all parts of our business. This includes a talented team of people working in around 50 different languages, giving an indication of the diversity and cosmopolitan culture that we have in the city.Deloitte
We have invested in apprenticeships schemes, trainee schemes for our accountants…we have partnered with local universities to offer long-term ‘sandwich courses’ to technology graduates.Principality
Find out more
For further information please register your interest at https://businesswales.gov.wales/contact-us specifying ‘Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone’, or alternatively call us directly on 03000 6 03000.