Bath, Somerset
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bath when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Bath was in 2013 when 40.6% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 229 companies were registered in Bath during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bath UK 2013 229 134,802 2012 229 131,491 % change 0.0% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (229) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 74 80 75 New companies in 2012 71 64 94 % change 4.2% 25.0% -20.2% Record Year 2013 (74) 2010 (80) 2012 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Bath during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bath UK 2013 129 77,914 2012 102 67,576 % change 26.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bath when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 63 38 28 Closed companies in 2012 37 25 40 % change 70.3% 52.0% -30% Record Year 2013 (63) 2011 (50) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Bath during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 100 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bath UK 2013 100 56,888 2012 127 63,915 Record Year 2012 (127) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 11 42 47 Net growth in 2012 34 39 54 Record Year 2004 (45) 2010 (55) 2008 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bath 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -6.5% 24.1% -17.5% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1991 (0.5%) 1989 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bath was in 2013 when 40.6% of all directors were female.
40.6% of all director appointments in Bath in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 2.95% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.77% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (BATH) 1.11% PROPERTY 2.44% IN 0.89% TRADING 2.06% MEDIA 0.66% DESIGN 1.79% HOUSE 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.78% GLOBAL 0.59% BUSINESS 1.77% HEALTH 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.52% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.71% J 0.52% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% MEDIA 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.52% GLOBAL 1.57% CARBON 0.52% J 1.56% DESIGN 0.52% CARE 1.46% CATALYSTS 0.44% IT 1.43% CAPITAL 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BUILDING 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.37% M 1.25% TOURS 0.37% BUILDING 1.21% FINANCIAL 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PARK 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.37% TRAINING 1.17% ASSOCIATES 0.37% SECURITY 1.15%
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 286 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 99 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 49 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,129 41100 - Development of building projects 22 8,637 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 7,199 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 4,952 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 7,507 86900 - Other human health activities 19 8,465 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 6,591 74100 - specialised design activities 18 3,645 58190 - Other publishing activities 16 2,149 98000 - Residents property management 15 4,579 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,954
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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