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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bath UK 2012 192 118,868 2011 210 114,512 % change -8.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (210) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 70 60 62 New companies in 2011 70 77 63 % change 0.0% -22.1% -1.6% Record Year 2012 (70) 2011 (77) 2003 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bath UK 2012 144 74,772 2011 96 72,230 % change 50.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 48 50 46 Closed companies in 2011 32 30 34 % change 50.0% 66.7% 35% Record Year 2012 (48) 2008 (74) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bath UK 2012 48 44,096 2011 114 42,282 Record Year 2002 (123) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 22 10 16 Net growth in 2011 38 47 29 Record Year 2008 (54) 2002 (51) 2002 (57)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -10.2% -21.5% -2.7% Record Year 1987 (0.5%) 1966 (0.5%) 1981 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 3.00% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.28% (BATH) 0.98% PROPERTY 2.35% MEDIA 0.90% TRADING 2.08% BUILDING 0.68% DESIGN 1.87% HOUSE 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.84% IN 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SYSTEMS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.72% PARTNERSHIP 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% M 0.53% MEDIA 1.67% GLOBAL 0.45% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTY 0.45% J 1.55% INVESTMENTS 0.45% GLOBAL 1.53% DESIGN 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SOFTWARE 0.45% IT 1.43% CURO 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.34% BUSINESS 0.38% CARE 1.32% HEALTH 0.38% M 1.27% HOLDINGS 0.38% BUILDING 1.22% J 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.20% VENTURES 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.20% COMMUNICATIONS 0.38% S 1.17% SOLAR 0.30% SECURITY 1.16%
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 503 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 49 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 33 25,035 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,891 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 24 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,203 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 7,869 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 4,584 56302 - Public houses and bars 14 2,823 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 4,294 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 4,997 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,119 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,965 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 3,160 74100 - specialised design activities 10 1,976
Recent Companies
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