Bath, Somerset
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 190 companies were registered in Bath during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bath UK 2010 190 101,492 2009 179 94,671 % change 6.1% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (205) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 47 67 76 New companies in 2009 68 46 65 % change -30.9% 45.7% 16.9% Record Year 2009 (68) 2002 (69) 2003 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Bath during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bath UK 2010 153 87,705 2009 168 159,401 % change -8.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 38 72 43 Closed companies in 2009 42 51 75 % change -9.5% 41.2% -43% Record Year 2007 (45) 2008 (74) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Bath during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 37 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bath UK 2010 37 13,787 2009 11 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (123) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 9 -5 33 Net growth in 2009 26 -5 -10 Record Year 2008 (54) 2002 (51) 2002 (57)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bath 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -35.7% 32.2% 12.1% Record Year 1987 (0.5%) 1966 (0.5%) 1981 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bath was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Bath in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 3.59% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.31% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 2.08% CONSULTANCY 3.12% (BATH) 1.44% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 1.12% TRADING 2.04% INVESTMENTS 0.88% ASSOCIATES 2.01% DESIGN 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.80% BUSINESS 1.80% WEST 0.80% MEDIA 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HOUSE 0.64% LONDON 1.59% MEDIA 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% SOUTH 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HOLIDAY 0.56% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.56% J 1.44% PLACE 0.48% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ROAD 0.48% GLOBAL 1.42% SYSTEMS 0.48% IT 1.35% GLOBAL 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENERGY 0.48% BUILDING 1.32% STREET 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% M 1.28% CONSULTANCY 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.26% SECURITY 0.40% S 1.24%
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 206 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 85 69,802 7414 - Business & management consultancy 47 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 26 21,484 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 8,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 6,460 7260 - Other computer related activities 19 8,967 98000 - Residents property management 19 3,273 9305 - Other service activities 18 9,454 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 8,292 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,767 7499 - Non-trading company 16 13,408 99999 - Dormant Company 15 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 14 7,649 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 5,716 9800 - Residents Property Management 12 1,908 70100 - Activities of head offices 11 2,768 9234 - Other entertainment activities 11 1,759
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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