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 07932017 HART HEALTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07933999 MARCUS HAWKINS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07937958 SCENARIA LTD 06 Feb 2012 07941548 ACE YACHTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07946621 THINK 2 DOIT LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07949208 ACER ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07950896 BATH OLIVER CURRENCY CIC 15 Feb 2012 07951467 SOLAR SOLUTIONS SW LTD 15 Feb 2012 07952539 CEM PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 07953988 BATH SELF STORAGE LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07955174 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REPAIRS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07956491 UMT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07956822 ANTIBES YACHT CHARTER LTD 20 Feb 2012 07956901 MJF HAULAGE LTD 20 Feb 2012 07957083 IB MATHS DOT COM LTD 21 Feb 2012 07967372 COA TRADING LTD 28 Feb 2012 07969208 BRISTOL & BATH COMMERCIALS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07969424 OORT IP LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07932830 OTTER BROWN LTD 02 Feb 2012 07936073 STONETREE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07938683 ONE TREE SOFTWARE LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07952609 ARANAIS LTD 16 Feb 2012 07959494 MARSHALL AIRWAY PRODUCTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07962476 PVR INFOTECH LTD 23 Feb 2012 07963202 RED APPLE RESOURCES LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
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