Bath, Somerset
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bath when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bath when compared to any quarter in history.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous May.
- May 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bath when compared to any month in history.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous April.
- May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bath when compared to any previous May.
- May 2013 was a record month for net growth in Bath when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bath when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 478 companies were formed in Bath. This figure is 7.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bath occurred in 2013 when a total of 478 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bath UK 2013 478 269,432 2012 446 253,150 % change 7.2% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (478) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bath when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 249 companies were registered in Bath during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bath UK 2013 249 134,630 2012 217 121,659 % change 14.7% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (249) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous May.
May 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bath when compared to any month in history.
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 81 103 65 New companies in 2012 57 86 74 % change 42.1% 19.8% -12.2% Record Year 2013 (81) 2013 (103) 2012 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 232 companies were dissolved in Bath. This figure is 2.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bath occurred in 2009 when a total of 396 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bath UK 2013 232 155,192 2012 238 147,794 % change -2.5% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (396) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Bath during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 24.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bath UK 2013 103 77,278 2012 136 80,218 % change -24.3% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (251) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 33 27 43 Closed companies in 2012 46 56 34 % change -28.3% -51.8% 26% Record Year 2009 (58) 2009 (125) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Bath increased by 246 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bath UK 2013 246 114,240 2012 208 105,356 Record Year 2003 (268) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Bath during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 146 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bath UK 2013 146 57,352 2012 81 41,441 Record Year 2013 (146) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bath when compared to any previous May.
May 2013 was a record month for net growth in Bath when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 48 76 22 Net growth in 2012 11 30 40 Record Year 2007 (55) 2013 (76) 2008 (50)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 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 (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 19.4% 16.4% -20.5% Record Year 1993 (0.3%) 1989 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Bath was 2004 when 35.5% of all directors were female.
32.9% of all director appointments in Bath in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bath was in 2004 when 36.0% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Bath in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 3.39% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTING 2.38% MANAGEMENT 4.80% MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.41% (BATH) 1.15% PROPERTY 2.48% CONSULTANCY 0.87% TRADING 2.05% IN 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.81% SPORTS 0.72% DESIGN 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% LONDON 1.77% J 0.58% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.68% ASSOCIATES 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% OROKO 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.67% BUILDING 0.43% GLOBAL 1.59% CARBON 0.43% MEDIA 1.57% SYSTEMS 0.43% CARE 1.55% IT 0.43% J 1.53% GLOBAL 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HEALTH 0.36% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.36% PROPERTIES 1.40% BUSINESS 0.36% M 1.26% PARK 0.36% BUILDING 1.22% TRADING 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.19% MARKETING 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.18% FOR 0.36% CAPITAL 1.16% TOURS 0.36% TRAINING 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 315 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 56 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 25,583 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 24,324 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 17,095 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 12,578 62012 - Business and domestic software development 32 8,590 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,303 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 7,793 86900 - Other human health activities 23 8,687 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 6,771 41100 - Development of building projects 22 8,876 74100 - specialised design activities 19 3,908 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 7,871 58190 - Other publishing activities 17 2,298 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 5,165 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,212 73120 - Media representation services 14 1,745
Recent Companies
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