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Bath, Somerset

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 210 companies were registered in Bath during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BathUK
    2011210114,512
    2010190101,492
    % change10.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (210) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011707763
    New companies in 2010476776
    % change48.9%14.9%-17.1%
    Record Year2011 (70)2011 (77)2003 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Bath during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BathUK
    20119672,230
    201015387,705
    % change-37.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011323034
    Closed companies in 2010387243
    % change-15.8%-58.3%-21%
    Record Year2007 (45)2008 (74)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Bath during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 114 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BathUK
    201111442,282
    20103713,787
    Record Year 2002 (123) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011384729
    Net growth in 20109-533
    Record Year2008 (54)2002 (51)2002 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bath
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change36.3%-3.3%-25.1%
    Record Year1987 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)1981 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bath was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.9% of all director appointments in Bath in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BATH2.49%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.94%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (BATH)1.55%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%DESIGN1.94%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SOFTWARE0.54%BUSINESS1.82%
    WEST0.54%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADING0.47%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.47%MEDIA1.72%
    MARKETING0.47%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    P0.47%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.47%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    DIGITAL0.47%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%CARE1.42%
    PRESTIGE0.39%IT1.38%
    WORLD0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    SCHOOL0.39%PROPERTIES1.28%
    FOR0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CS0.39%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%ENERGY1.22%
    CONSULTANTS0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    PARTNERS0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied249204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8565,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5015,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4514,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4329,245
    9999 - Dormant Company3722,587
    99999 - Dormant Company2618,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply238,345
    74990 - Non-trading company218,064
    9305 - Other service activities1610,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,137
    98000 - Residents property management152,664
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    5530 - Restaurants125,640
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,798
    56302 - Public houses and bars111,873
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,479

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07767371 PROPERTY PARTNERS SERVICES THREE LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769378 THINKHARD LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07763482 YOUR LOCAL (UK) LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07765939 WALCOT & WORLD'S END COMMUNITY TRUST LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07772330 EDUSERV OPENATHENS FEDERATION 13 Sep 2011
    07777619 COURTSIDE LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780045 6 CLEVELAND TERRACE LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07782962 SMARTARCH LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07783085 L HISCOX LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07786825 DAVID TIMMS CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787699 RIPPLES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07788081 PORTVCALE LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07760418 LANDSBERY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07760664 HOMELIVING TRADING LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07764361 VIRTUE FOODS LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07767833 GEORGE STREET (BATH) LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768501 ALSOP INC LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07772863 EXPONENTIAL OUTCOMES LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07773674 POP-UP-FARM LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07774641 GOGO IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07780715 SRC DEV LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07782335 TIMELESS TRAVEL COSTA BLANCA LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783686 A4DABLE TAXI LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07788659 RIVERSIDE CAFE (BATH) LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07789296 KEYSPACE LIMITED 27 Sep 2011