Bath, Somerset

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 230 companies were registered in Bath during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BathUK
    2013230132,684
    2012192118,868
    % change19.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (230) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013806684
    New companies in 2012706062
    % change14.3%10.0%35.5%
    Record Year2013 (80)2011 (77)2003 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Bath during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BathUK
    201313286,170
    201214675,908
    % change-9.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013483945
    Closed companies in 2012485048
    % change0.0%-22.0%-6%
    Record Year2012 (48)2008 (74)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Bath during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 98 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BathUK
    20139846,514
    20124642,960
    Record Year 2011 (114) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013322739
    Net growth in 2012221014
    Record Year2008 (54)2002 (51)2002 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bath
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.3%1.0%18.8%
    Record Year1993 (0.3%)1987 (0.4%)1981 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 47.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bath was in 2007 when 35.6% of all directors were female.

    34.5% of all director appointments in Bath in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BATH3.23%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.86%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (BATH)1.58%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SPORTS0.76%LONDON1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTY0.55%BUSINESS1.74%
    J0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.55%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRADING0.48%CARE1.64%
    OROKO0.48%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRAINING0.48%GLOBAL1.59%
    MEDIA0.48%J1.54%
    GROUP0.41%MEDIA1.54%
    DEVELOPMENT0.41%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    GLOBAL0.41%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DIGITAL0.41%IT1.39%
    PROJECT0.41%M1.25%
    IT0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEALTH0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    BUSINESS0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    IN0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSTRUCTION0.34%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied308260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10834,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6254,854
    99999 - Dormant Company5546,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4426,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3825,547
    62012 - Business and domestic software development349,104
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3317,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,516
    74990 - Non-trading company2814,228
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities226,979
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet218,475
    41100 - Development of building projects209,271
    58190 - Other publishing activities202,459
    86900 - Other human health activities209,203
    56302 - Public houses and bars185,437
    74100 - specialised design activities174,171
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified165,576
    98000 - Residents property management154,680
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate158,312

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08590696 MAYA TAKEAWAY LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08592782 BEINGCEO LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08593977 THE MOMENTUM METHOD LTD. 02 Jul 2013
    08597326 PJACAPITAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08599958 BATH CONTEMPORARY LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08603971 ON AND OVER LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08608669 LODGE HOMES (BATH) LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08609703 TADREEB LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08609938 GENESIS TRUST BATH 15 Jul 2013
    08610939 ABC CONSTRUCTION (BATH) LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612311 REMOTE ADVENTURES LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613894 SIMON MORRAY-JONES ARCHITECTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08618691 BLUEDUNE LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08622435 TLSAUNDERS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08630600 VALE LODGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08591042 DOLLARDROP LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08595741 TEMASA LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08602206 AID MATTERS LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08608558 THE BIG ADVENTURE TRAVEL COMPANY LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08613575 MATCHAM PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08617213 BATH SPA U LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08620821 JON MARSHALL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08623157 ENTTEL LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08624614 WIDCOMBE ANTIQUES LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08625352 SEAKING SUN LIMITED 25 Jul 2013