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Bath, Somerset

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bath when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Bath when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bath when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 229 companies were registered in Bath during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BathUK
    2012229131,491
    2011203116,391
    % change12.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (229) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Bath when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012716494
    New companies in 2011717161
    % change0.0%-9.9%54.1%
    Record Year2012 (71)2010 (80)2012 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Bath during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BathUK
    201210267,576
    201114090,987
    % change-27.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012372540
    Closed companies in 2011545036
    % change-31.5%-50.0%11%
    Record Year2011 (54)2011 (50)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Bath during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 127 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BathUK
    201212763,915
    20116325,404
    Record Year 2003 (134) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012343954
    Net growth in 2011172125
    Record Year2004 (45)2010 (55)2008 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bath
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-14.3%-22.9%44.2%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)1981 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bath was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Bath in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BATH2.70%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.95%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (BATH)1.50%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.35%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%TRADING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.60%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.53%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DIGITAL0.45%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRADING0.45%MEDIA1.72%
    PARTNERSHIP0.45%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.45%LONDON1.66%
    WEST0.45%J1.54%
    STREET0.45%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HOLDINGS0.45%GLOBAL1.50%
    M0.45%IT1.40%
    ONE0.38%CARE1.34%
    PARTNERS0.38%PROPERTIES1.31%
    DEVELOPMENT0.38%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.38%M1.27%
    HEALTH0.38%BUILDING1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.38%ENERGY1.20%
    LITTLE0.38%S1.20%
    BUILDING0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied272216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6752,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5919,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5235,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3912,113
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,084
    9999 - Dormant Company3118,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3013,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,303
    74990 - Non-trading company269,729
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply216,934
    62090 - Other information technology service activities148,145
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate144,427
    9305 - Other service activities138,818
    62012 - Business and domestic software development134,356
    7499 - Non-trading company119,102
    56302 - Public houses and bars112,795
    5530 - Restaurants114,633
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07899981 BLUEWORKS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07902857 DC CERAMICS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903962 BEEN 2 EVENTS LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07905503 CLIMBING FISH LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07906847 UK HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07908234 CRESCENT CONCEPTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908314 TICK TOK WATCHES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07908572 NUMBER ONE ACE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07916282 F L MAC SW LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07916860 CAMDEN SPACE LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917449 AJ NEMECEK EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07918326 TROGONS LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07918710 ITALIAN BAG COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07922438 SUSPICIOUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07925834 ITALIAN BAG COMPANY TOO LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07927112 BATH ACE LTD 27 Jan 2012
    OC371387 LANGLEY CAPITAL LLP 13 Jan 2012
    07895897 FULLER & ROPER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07898726 MAGNETIZE COMMUNICATIONS LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07905509 BORN HEALTH LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07917704 VIVIDUS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07924466 ICTEX 2000 LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07926134 BATH PLAY CENTRE LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07928572 CHRIS HITCHCOCK FLOORING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07930713 EUROPEAN DIRECTORS NETWORK LIMITED 31 Jan 2012