Bridgwater, Somerset
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 122 companies were formed in Bridgwater. This figure is 0.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bridgwater occurred in 2003 when a total of 137 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bridgwater UK 2012 122 253,150 2011 123 228,735 % change -0.8% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (137) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 52 companies were registered in Bridgwater during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bridgwater UK 2012 52 121,659 2011 58 112,344 % change -10.3% 8.3% Record Year 2003 (65) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 16 19 17 New companies in 2011 21 14 23 % change -23.8% 35.7% -26.1% Record Year 2008 (26) 2009 (28) 2011 (23)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 66 companies were dissolved in Bridgwater. This figure is 10.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bridgwater occurred in 2009 when a total of 117 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bridgwater UK 2012 66 147,793 2011 74 162,310 % change -10.8% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 29 companies were dissolved in Bridgwater during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bridgwater UK 2012 29 80,218 2011 29 71,324 % change 0.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (75) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 10 10 9 Closed companies in 2011 4 19 6 % change 150.0% -47.4% 50% Record Year 2009 (17) 2009 (32) 2009 (26)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Bridgwater increased by 56 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bridgwater UK 2012 56 105,357 2011 49 66,425 Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Bridgwater during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 23 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bridgwater UK 2012 23 41,441 2011 29 41,020 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 6 9 8 Net growth in 2011 17 -5 17 Record Year 2011 (17) 2003 (17) 2011 (17)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Bridgwater formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bridgwater 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Bridgwater formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bridgwater 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -35.8% 19.1% -21.1% Record Year 1974 (0.3%) 1968 (0.5%) 1977 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Bridgwater was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.5% of all director appointments in Bridgwater in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bridgwater was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
31.2% of all director appointments in Bridgwater in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.79% CONSULTING 5.07% SOMERSET 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ENTERTAINMENT 0.67% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 0.67% PROPERTY 2.35% QUANTOCK 0.67% TRADING 2.10% WEST 0.67% DESIGN 1.89% BUSINESS 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.87% ENTERPRISES 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.82% J 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ON 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% GREEN 0.67% BUSINESS 1.70% DESIGN 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% PROJECT 0.67% LONDON 1.68% W 0.45% J 1.57% S 0.45% GLOBAL 1.51% T 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.48% FARM 0.45% IT 1.42% SPA 0.45% CARE 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASPEN 0.45% M 1.26% REMOVALS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.23% GTPS 0.45% BUILDING 1.23% BUILDING 0.45% SECURITY 1.19% ENGINEERING 0.45% S 1.18% EXMOUTH 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 102 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 32 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,447 9999 - Dormant Company 12 16,469 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,271 99999 - Dormant Company 9 26,088 41100 - Development of building projects 7 5,149 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 7 20,390 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 4,644 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 6 15,280 7499 - Non-trading company 6 8,023 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 3,241 9305 - Other service activities 5 7,926 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 4 4,295 62090 - Other information technology service activities 4 8,258 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 4 14,220 75000 - Veterinary activities 3 594 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 3 4,535 93199 - Other sports activities 3 2,095 7460 - Investigation & security 3 635
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08069548 QUANTOCK SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 15 May 2012 08089821 ATELIER Q LIMITED 30 May 2012 08055486 MONKSILVER PARK LIMITED 02 May 2012 08057155 CHEAP GAMER LTD 03 May 2012 08057782 BETWEEN THE LINES THEATRE COMPANY LTD 04 May 2012 08057793 JJ MULTI SERVICES LIMITED 04 May 2012 08058528 DAWSON MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 May 2012 08061825 GEMI & SOX LIMITED 09 May 2012 08069591 STOUR TRAINING LIMITED 15 May 2012 08074376 BALC LIMITED 18 May 2012 08076737 PMW CONTRAX LIMITED 21 May 2012 08077678 MIDAL LIMITED 22 May 2012 08081022 NIGHTGLOW ENTERTAINMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 23 May 2012 08081498 NIGHTGLOW ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 24 May 2012 08082345 GMT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 May 2012 08082756 EVENT LIGHTING (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 24 May 2012 08087801 FLOWERS BY THEA LIMITED 29 May 2012 08062985 ROADWAY MANAGEMENT CO LTD 09 May 2012 08077072 PAWS ON THE LEVELS LIMITED 21 May 2012
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