Bath, Somerset
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 243 companies were registered in Bath during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bath UK 2014 243 150,722 2013 229 134,802 % change 6.1% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (243) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bath when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 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 2014 78 70 95 New companies in 2013 74 80 75 % change 5.4% -12.5% 26.7% Record Year 2014 (78) 2010 (80) 2014 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Bath during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bath UK 2014 122 82,370 2013 129 77,914 % change -5.4% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 53 37 32 Closed companies in 2013 63 38 28 % change -15.9% -2.6% 14% Record Year 2013 (63) 2011 (50) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Bath during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 121 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bath UK 2014 121 68,352 2013 100 56,888 Record Year 2012 (127) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 25 33 63 Net growth in 2013 11 42 47 Record Year 2004 (45) 2010 (55) 2008 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Bath formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bath 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -1.4% -19.2% 5.7% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1991 (0.5%) 1989 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bath was in 2013 when 40.6% of all directors were female.
35.1% of all director appointments in Bath in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BATH 3.44% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 2.09% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.49% (BATH) 1.28% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.21% TRADING 2.05% DEVELOPMENTS 1.01% LONDON 1.88% MEDIA 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.67% CARE 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TRADING 0.61% DESIGN 1.75% BUSINESS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.73% POWER 0.54% BUSINESS 1.71% INVESTMENTS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.60% J 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.60% HOUSE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.58% PUBLISHING 0.47% J 1.48% ENERGY 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% SPORTS 0.47% IT 1.33% PROJECT 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% DESIGN 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% DIGITAL 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% WEST 0.40% M 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% MEDICAL 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 325 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 120 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 61 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 27,750 62012 - Business and domestic software development 36 9,509 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,813 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 21 9,855 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,135 86900 - Other human health activities 19 10,273 58190 - Other publishing activities 19 2,560 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 7,313 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 5,876 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 9,284 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 16 3,680 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 5,732 90030 - Artistic creation 16 4,340
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08919797 FLY IN A PIE PUPPET THEATRE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08927488 WHITE HORSE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08942803 24 VINEYARDS (BATH) LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08952646 SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08955070 TRACEY STEAD DEVELOPMENT LTD. 24 Mar 2014 08955308 BLINDSPOT APP LTD 24 Mar 2014 08955492 ISABEL GAINFORD LTD 24 Mar 2014 08957876 LUMINI DEVELOPMENTS LTD 25 Mar 2014 08958812 BOWER SWIM LTD 25 Mar 2014 08962411 WILLIAM DAWES LTD 27 Mar 2014 08965526 TENUTA MARMORELLE LIMITED 28 Mar 2014 08967392 STUBBS RICH DESIGN LTD 31 Mar 2014 08925810 SUNFLOWER CAPITAL LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08929802 AUDIOPOINT LTD 10 Mar 2014 08929905 D A HENDERSON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08929966 POLKADOT SOFTWARE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08931954 GAVIN SHELLEY LTD 10 Mar 2014 08936565 HALO SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Mar 2014 08941872 CHANNON JACOBS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08944071 BATH DIRECTORS UK LIMITED 18 Mar 2014 08945836 BATH OFFICE SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2014 08946565 BUYING POWER (UK) LIMITED 19 Mar 2014 08951489 BIG HUNDRED LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08952134 SA CAR WASH AND SERVICE LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08952425 HELIO NEXUS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
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