Bath, Somerset
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bath when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous February.
- February 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bath when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bath when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 211 companies were registered in Bath during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 51.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bath UK 2010 211 105,137 2009 139 91,034 % change 51.8% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (211) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 51 80 80 New companies in 2009 41 37 61 % change 24.4% 116.2% 31.1% Record Year 2004 (65) 2010 (80) 2006 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Bath during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 34.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bath UK 2010 95 82,677 2009 145 108,060 % change -34.5% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 18 25 52 Closed companies in 2009 31 35 79 % change -41.9% -28.6% -34% Record Year 2007 (44) 2008 (46) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Bath during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 116 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bath UK 2010 116 22,460 2009 -6 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (134) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bath when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 33 55 28 Net growth in 2009 10 2 -18 Record Year 2004 (45) 2010 (55) 2008 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bath 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change 15.4% 85.2% 9.0% Record Year 1973 (0.5%) 1970 (0.7%) 1981 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bath was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Bath in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 3.55% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.94% CONSULTING 4.60% (BATH) 1.78% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 1.52% PROPERTY 2.50% ASSOCIATES 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DESIGN 0.85% TRADING 1.93% MEDIA 0.76% DESIGN 1.91% INVESTMENTS 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DEVELOPMENTS 0.76% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTY 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% R 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.54% PARTNERS 0.59% J 1.48% WEST 0.59% LONDON 1.45% HOUSE 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.51% GROUP 1.37% HEALTH 0.51% GLOBAL 1.35% RED 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% MEMBER 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.42% CARE 1.33% SOUTH 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PRODUCTIONS 0.42% M 1.28% ROAD 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.25% TRUST 0.42% S 1.23%
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 228 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 89 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 26,974 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 10,331 7499 - Non-trading company 27 15,398 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 9,943 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 98000 - Residents property management 21 3,892 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,143 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 6,340 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,038 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,149 99999 - Dormant Company 15 13,808 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,154 9800 - Residents Property Management 13 2,185 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 13 2,355 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 9,325
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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