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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bath UK 2013 230 132,684 2012 192 118,868 % change 19.8% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (230) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 80 66 84 New companies in 2012 70 60 62 % change 14.3% 10.0% 35.5% Record Year 2013 (80) 2011 (77) 2003 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bath UK 2013 132 86,170 2012 146 75,908 % change -9.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 48 39 45 Closed companies in 2012 48 50 48 % change 0.0% -22.0% -6% Record Year 2012 (48) 2008 (74) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bath UK 2013 98 46,514 2012 46 42,960 Record Year 2011 (114) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 32 27 39 Net growth in 2012 22 10 14 Record Year 2008 (54) 2002 (51) 2002 (57)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 2.3% 1.0% 18.8% Record Year 1993 (0.3%) 1987 (0.4%) 1981 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 3.23% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.86% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (BATH) 1.58% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.10% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.03% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% SPORTS 0.76% LONDON 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.55% BUSINESS 1.74% J 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRADING 0.48% CARE 1.64% OROKO 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRAINING 0.48% GLOBAL 1.59% MEDIA 0.48% J 1.54% GROUP 0.41% MEDIA 1.54% DEVELOPMENT 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.53% GLOBAL 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.45% DIGITAL 0.41% IT 1.39% PROJECT 0.41% M 1.25% IT 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HEALTH 0.41% BUILDING 1.19% BUSINESS 0.41% CAPITAL 1.19% IN 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CONSTRUCTION 0.34% TRAINING 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 308 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 62 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 55 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 25,547 62012 - Business and domestic software development 34 9,104 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,516 74990 - Non-trading company 28 14,228 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 6,979 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 8,475 41100 - Development of building projects 20 9,271 58190 - Other publishing activities 20 2,459 86900 - Other human health activities 20 9,203 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 5,437 74100 - specialised design activities 17 4,171 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 5,576 98000 - Residents property management 15 4,680 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 8,312
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08590458 COTSWOLDS CONSULTANTS LTD 01 Jul 2013 08590696 MAYA TAKEAWAY LTD 01 Jul 2013 08597985 BALE OUT LTD 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 08622833 PULLER LTD 24 Jul 2013 08630642 CHARACTER CASES LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08632453 ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL TRADING COMPANY LTD 31 Jul 2013 08632582 JOSH HILL LOCUM SERVICES LTD 31 Jul 2013 08594303 BELMONT FINISHES LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08595741 TEMASA LTD 03 Jul 2013 08597528 MAXCO FINANCIAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08600064 DNS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 08 Jul 2013 08602900 CONSULTANT MCP LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08613575 MATCHAM PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08614682 BLUE WEMBURY LTD 18 Jul 2013 08615688 FOURAYES PROPERTIES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08618962 LOS VINOS LTD 22 Jul 2013 08621460 AH CARPENTRY (BATH) LTD 23 Jul 2013 08622101 REDWOOD MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 24 Jul 2013 08622799 ONNO MEDIA LTD 24 Jul 2013 08623157 ENTTEL LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08623913 SPIRE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2013 08624775 WALTERS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
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