Bath, Somerset

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures 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 2012)

    A total of 192 companies were registered in Bath during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BathUK
    2012192118,868
    2011210114,512
    % change-8.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (210) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012706062
    New companies in 2011707763
    % change0.0%-22.1%-1.6%
    Record Year2012 (70)2011 (77)2003 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Bath during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 50.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BathUK
    201214474,772
    20119672,230
    % change50.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bath when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012485046
    Closed companies in 2011323034
    % change50.0%66.7%35%
    Record Year2012 (48)2008 (74)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bath during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 48 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BathUK
    20124844,096
    201111442,282
    Record Year 2002 (123) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012221016
    Net growth in 2011384729
    Record Year2008 (54)2002 (51)2002 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-10.2%-21.5%-2.7%
    Record Year1987 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)1981 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    29.1% of all director appointments in Bath in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BATH3.00%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.10%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    (BATH)0.98%PROPERTY2.35%
    MEDIA0.90%TRADING2.08%
    BUILDING0.68%DESIGN1.87%
    HOUSE0.60%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IN0.60%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SYSTEMS0.60%BUSINESS1.72%
    PARTNERSHIP0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    M0.53%MEDIA1.67%
    GLOBAL0.45%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.45%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%GLOBAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.45%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SOFTWARE0.45%IT1.43%
    CURO0.38%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUSINESS0.38%CARE1.32%
    HEALTH0.38%M1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.38%BUILDING1.22%
    J0.38%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    VENTURES0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.38%S1.17%
    SOLAR0.30%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied503331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5519,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5133,677
    7487 - Other business activities4935,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3325,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2713,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,774
    9999 - Dormant Company2412,598
    74990 - Non-trading company239,203
    7414 - Business & management consultancy228,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,869
    62012 - Business and domestic software development154,584
    56302 - Public houses and bars142,823
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate134,294
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply134,997
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,119
    41100 - Development of building projects114,965
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis103,160
    74100 - specialised design activities101,976

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199004 THE KITCHEN @ NUMBER 83 LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200439 GREENDEALSOLUTIONSUK LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08205631 THE PARK GATCOMBE ROAD BRISTOL NO.1 RTM COMPANY LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08207186 FUTURE IP LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207264 SENNOR LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08211268 AL FALAFEL TAKEAWAY LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08218325 44AD C.I.C. 18 Sep 2012
    08218399 VERY EDUCATED LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08222400 EXPANSE LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224520 THE IT LEAD COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08230131 PARMENION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08231867 LION TOURS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08200266 PG TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08202459 VOICE SYNERGY LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203020 IMEG SOLUTION LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205054 IN MUSIC TV LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205485 HAZELHURST CORPORATE SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08216048 DOEL DESIGN LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219772 MTHIM LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08219853 ALIKOZAI LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220432 SATELLITE TRADERS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223993 I.T. MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08224912 ECOLIZARD LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08227781 GRBG LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08232603 BELLANIMI LIMITED 28 Sep 2012