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

  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 (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)BathUK
    2013229134,802
    2012229131,491
    % change0.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (229) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013748075
    New companies in 2012716494
    % change4.2%25.0%-20.2%
    Record Year2013 (74)2010 (80)2012 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BathUK
    201312977,914
    201210267,576
    % change26.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013633828
    Closed companies in 2012372540
    % change70.3%52.0%-30%
    Record Year2013 (63)2011 (50)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BathUK
    201310056,888
    201212763,915
    Record Year 2012 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013114247
    Net growth in 2012343954
    Record Year2004 (45)2010 (55)2008 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-6.5%24.1%-17.5%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)1989 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BATH2.95%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.77%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (BATH)1.11%PROPERTY2.44%
    IN0.89%TRADING2.06%
    MEDIA0.66%DESIGN1.79%
    HOUSE0.59%ENGINEERING1.78%
    GLOBAL0.59%BUSINESS1.77%
    HEALTH0.52%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.52%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    J0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%MEDIA1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    CARBON0.52%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.52%CARE1.46%
    CATALYSTS0.44%IT1.43%
    CAPITAL0.44%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUILDING0.44%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.37%M1.25%
    TOURS0.37%BUILDING1.21%
    FINANCIAL0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PARK0.37%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENTS0.37%TRAINING1.17%
    ASSOCIATES0.37%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied286249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9932,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7054,531
    99999 - Dormant Company4943,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4323,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3924,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3516,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development318,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,664
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,129
    41100 - Development of building projects228,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet217,199
    56302 - Public houses and bars204,952
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate207,507
    86900 - Other human health activities198,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities186,591
    74100 - specialised design activities183,645
    58190 - Other publishing activities162,149
    98000 - Residents property management154,579
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified146,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385742 BELL AND CURFEW LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08387270 MARCUSSEN LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389387 BURNR8 TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08389718 CA IMPORT DIVISION LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08391086 OTTAWAY TECH LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08401004 ROMI BEHRENS PAINTINGS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08403948 OMNIDYNAMICS LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08409152 SURE SENSE LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08409207 INTELLIGENT LIFESTYLE LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411607 SPEAKR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413134 IMOGEN HEWING LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08415613 SECRET CITY TOURS LTD. 22 Feb 2013
    08422488 WHERETO LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08386246 BORGEN FINANCE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08395227 UOBEATS LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08395773 CHARING X LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08395868 SITEC HOLDINGS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08397190 GEE WHIZ BABY LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08399782 THE SIRONA FOUNDATION 12 Feb 2013
    08403193 LOVESEXUK LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08409099 PEPN LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    OC382720 CHARING CROSS ESTATES LLP 21 Feb 2013
    08414018 MAXWELL COMMS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414419 DREAM DESIGN CAKE COMPANY LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08418150 BLUE SKY ENABLING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013