Bath, Somerset

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)BathUK
    2010190101,492
    200917994,671
    % change6.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (205) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010476776
    New companies in 2009684665
    % change-30.9%45.7%16.9%
    Record Year2009 (68)2002 (69)2003 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BathUK
    201015387,705
    2009168159,401
    % change-8.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010387243
    Closed companies in 2009425175
    % change-9.5%41.2%-43%
    Record Year2007 (45)2008 (74)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BathUK
    20103713,787
    200911-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (123) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20109-533
    Net growth in 200926-5-10
    Record Year2008 (54)2002 (51)2002 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-35.7%32.2%12.1%
    Record Year1987 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)1981 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BATH3.59%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.31%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT2.08%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (BATH)1.44%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.12%TRADING2.04%
    INVESTMENTS0.88%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DESIGN0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    WEST0.80%MEDIA1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HOUSE0.64%LONDON1.59%
    MEDIA0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    SOUTH0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HOLIDAY0.56%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%J1.44%
    PLACE0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ROAD0.48%GLOBAL1.42%
    SYSTEMS0.48%IT1.35%
    GLOBAL0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENERGY0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    STREET0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.40%M1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SECURITY0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied206202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8569,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4714,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4313,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2825,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply258,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified216,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities198,967
    98000 - Residents property management193,273
    9305 - Other service activities189,454
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities188,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767
    7499 - Non-trading company1613,408
    99999 - Dormant Company1514,072
    74990 - Non-trading company147,649
    62090 - Other information technology service activities135,716
    9800 - Residents Property Management121,908
    70100 - Activities of head offices112,768
    9234 - Other entertainment activities111,759

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391355 THE VINTAGE BARBER LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391328 RE-UNDATE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391265 LAWTON BENTLEY LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07390091 MCKENZIE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07385547 EDUCATION WELFARE SERVICES [SOUTH WEST] LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07385011 SOUTH WEST HYDROPONICS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384685 SPORT VERSUS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07382345 MIDDLETON ADVISORS CORPORATE LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380883 C L GRAYDON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07379986 NUDGE.US.COM LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07378690 FUNKCOVER LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07378147 COMPLETE FITNESS HEALTH AND NUTRITION SPECIALISTS LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07371456 MARK THOMAS ASSOCIATES LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07366197 TWG SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365283 GSW TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364516 JOKA FILMS LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364345 COLORTREND UK LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07361969 GUERRRILLA MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07391263 ZONKEY SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07390932 ALC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07366744 BOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07366580 RICHARD BANKS & CO LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07363988 THE BUTCHERS ARMS (FARMBOROUGH) LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363702 WESTCROFT CARE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    OC358014 HENDERSON OF ESSEX LLP 20 Sep 2010