Bristol, Bristol
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 1,435 companies were registered in Bristol during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bristol UK 2010 1,435 105,137 2009 1,283 91,034 % change 11.8% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 402 445 588 New companies in 2009 381 389 513 % change 5.5% 14.4% 14.6% Record Year 2007 (601) 2007 (767) 2007 (1,207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 1,320 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bristol UK 2010 1,320 82,677 2009 1,595 108,060 % change -17.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (1,595) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 338 444 538 Closed companies in 2009 193 331 1,071 % change 75.1% 34.1% -50% Record Year 2010 (338) 2010 (444) 2009 (1,071)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Bristol during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 115 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bristol UK 2010 115 22,460 2009 -312 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 64 1 50 Net growth in 2009 188 58 -558 Record Year 2008 (311) 2007 (544) 2007 (953)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Bristol formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bristol 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.7% 2007 1.5% 2006 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% UK formation share in 2009 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% % change -2.1% -2.0% -4.8% Record Year 1982 (2.1%) 1989 (7.4%) 1989 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.58% MANAGEMENT 5.01% BRISTOL 1.83% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTING 1.75% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.25% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 1.25% ASSOCIATES 2.04% (BRISTOL) 1.13% TRADING 1.93% MEDIA 0.91% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% MEDIA 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% WEST 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% SOUTH 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.54% CARE 0.60% J 1.48% DAIRIES 0.58% LONDON 1.45% ENGINEERING 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% GROUP 1.37% MARKETING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.35% BUILDING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.57% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.55% CARE 1.33% PRODUCTIONS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% IT 0.52% M 1.28% HOUSE 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.25% CENTRE 0.52% S 1.23%
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 4,393 228,645 7499 - Non-trading company 1,292 15,398 7487 - Other business activities 711 74,904 99999 - Dormant Company 313 13,808 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 287 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 247 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 233 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 224 9,943 9999 - Dormant Company 210 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 158 10,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 143 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 140 9,325 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 119 7,143 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 115 4,131 62090 - Other information technology service activities 110 6,340 74990 - Non-trading company 101 8,149 9305 - Other service activities 88 9,038 98000 - Residents property management 87 3,892 7011 - Development & sell real estate 75 5,300 41100 - Development of building projects 75 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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