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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bath UK 2012 229 131,491 2011 203 116,391 % change 12.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (229) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 71 64 94 New companies in 2011 71 71 61 % change 0.0% -9.9% 54.1% Record Year 2012 (71) 2010 (80) 2012 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bath UK 2012 102 67,576 2011 140 90,987 % change -27.1% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 37 25 40 Closed companies in 2011 54 50 36 % change -31.5% -50.0% 11% Record Year 2011 (54) 2011 (50) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bath UK 2012 127 63,915 2011 63 25,404 Record Year 2003 (134) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 34 39 54 Net growth in 2011 17 21 25 Record Year 2004 (45) 2010 (55) 2008 (67)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -14.3% -22.9% 44.2% Record Year 1973 (0.5%) 1970 (0.7%) 1981 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 2.70% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.95% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (BATH) 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.35% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.90% TRADING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 0.68% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DIGITAL 0.45% BUSINESS 1.73% TRADING 0.45% MEDIA 1.72% PARTNERSHIP 0.45% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.45% LONDON 1.66% WEST 0.45% J 1.54% STREET 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.51% HOLDINGS 0.45% GLOBAL 1.50% M 0.45% IT 1.40% ONE 0.38% CARE 1.34% PARTNERS 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENT 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.38% M 1.27% HEALTH 0.38% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTIES 0.38% ENERGY 1.20% LITTLE 0.38% S 1.20% BUILDING 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 272 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 67 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 31 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 26 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 6,934 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 8,145 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 4,427 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,818 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 4,356 7499 - Non-trading company 11 9,102 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 2,795 5530 - Restaurants 11 4,633 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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