Bridgwater, Somerset

2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 97 companies were formed in Bridgwater. This figure is 12.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Bridgwater occurred in 2003 when a total of 137 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BridgwaterUK
    201097203,749
    2009111182,021
    % change-12.6%11.9%
    Record Year2003 (137)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 45 companies were registered in Bridgwater during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)BridgwaterUK
    20104598,612
    20095790,987
    % change-21.1%8.4%
    Record Year 2003 (65) 2007 (112,283)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 201092016
    New companies in 200992820
    % change0.0%-28.6%-20.0%
    Record Year2008 (26)2009 (28)2003 (23)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 81 companies were dissolved in Bridgwater. This figure is 30.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Bridgwater occurred in 2009 when a total of 117 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BridgwaterUK
    201081177,631
    2009117289,236
    % change-30.8%-38.6%
    Record Year2009 (117)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 51 companies were dissolved in Bridgwater during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)BridgwaterUK
    20105194,954
    200975181,176
    % change-32.0%-47.6%
    Record Year 2009 (75) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2010121623
    Closed companies in 2009173226
    % change-29.4%-50.0%-12%
    Record Year2009 (17)2009 (32)2009 (26)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 the company register for Bridgwater increased by 16 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BridgwaterUK
    20101626,118
    2009-6-107,215
    Record Year2003 (89)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    Net company growth for Bridgwater during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -6 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)BridgwaterUK
    2010-63,658
    2009-18-90,189
    Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2010-34-7
    Net growth in 2009-8-4-6
    Record Year2005 (16)2003 (17)2003 (16)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 Bridgwater formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2009 figure of 0.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Bridgwater
    20100.0%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    In the second quarter of 2010, Bridgwater formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)Bridgwater
    20100.0%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20100.0%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20090.0%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.8%-31.9%-28.0%
    Record Year1974 (0.3%)1968 (0.5%)1977 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The record first half year for female directors in Bridgwater was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.9% of all director appointments in Bridgwater in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Bridgwater was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in Bridgwater in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOMERSET1.54%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSTRUCTION1.54%CONSULTING4.79%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.02%
    PROPERTY1.03%PROPERTY2.40%
    N1.03%ASSOCIATES2.02%
    SONS1.03%TRADING2.01%
    ENGINEERING1.03%DESIGN1.91%
    EDUCATION1.03%CONSTRUCTION1.85%
    WEST)1.03%MEDIA1.80%
    (SOUTH1.03%BUSINESS1.75%
    STREET0.77%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%INTERNATIONAL1.59%
    SOUTH0.77%ENGINEERING1.56%
    LAND0.77%LONDON1.52%
    M0.77%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    WEST0.77%J1.46%
    PLASTERING0.77%CARE1.41%
    F0.77%GLOBAL1.39%
    PRODUCTS0.77%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%BUILDING1.33%
    J0.77%M1.29%
    K0.77%IT1.28%
    PLUS0.77%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    QUANTOCK0.51%GROUP1.25%
    COMMUNITY0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.25%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied91207,125
    7487 - Other business activities3368,525
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2925,942
    9999 - Dormant Company1319,842
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,342
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1213,490
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering108,262
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,684
    62090 - Other information technology service activities65,854
    7414 - Business & management consultancy614,598
    7450 - Labour recruitment53,248
    7011 - Development & sell real estate54,579
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply58,285
    9305 - Other service activities58,822
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract42,301
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale41,841
    7031 - Real estate agencies41,598
    7260 - Other computer related activities49,122
    74990 - Non-trading company47,893
    4534 - Other building installation42,652

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07212275 DR PUNAM PRASHAR LTD 06 Apr 2010
    07228316 G8TEWAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Apr 2010
    07223831 KING'S PASTIES LIMITED 14 Apr 2010
    07223773 AGP SOMERSET LIMITED 14 Apr 2010
    07220029 WESTCOUNTRY MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 12 Apr 2010
    07236902 DUCK DUCK MOOSE & SONS LIMITED 27 Apr 2010
    07232353 JAMES SOUTAR & CO LIMITED 22 Apr 2010
    07231803 S3 HEALTH LTD 22 Apr 2010
    07216964 ELECTRONIC SUPPLIER LIMITED 08 Apr 2010

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