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

  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. 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)BristolUK
    20101,435105,137
    20091,28391,034
    % change11.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010402445588
    New companies in 2009381389513
    % change5.5%14.4%14.6%
    Record Year2007 (601)2007 (767)2007 (1,207)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    20101,32082,677
    20091,595108,060
    % change-17.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,595) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010338444538
    Closed companies in 20091933311,071
    % change75.1%34.1%-50%
    Record Year2010 (338)2010 (444)2009 (1,071)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201011522,460
    2009-312-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201064150
    Net growth in 200918858-558
    Record Year2008 (311)2007 (544)2007 (953)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.7%
    20071.5%
    20061.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20101.4%1.3%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20091.4%1.4%1.4%
    % change-2.1%-2.0%-4.8%
    Record Year1982 (2.1%)1989 (7.4%)1989 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.58%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    BRISTOL1.83%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTING1.75%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.25%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    (BRISTOL)1.13%TRADING1.93%
    MEDIA0.91%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%MEDIA1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    WEST0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    SOUTH0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.60%J1.48%
    DAIRIES0.58%LONDON1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.58%GROUP1.37%
    MARKETING0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    BUILDING0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%CARE1.33%
    PRODUCTIONS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    IT0.52%M1.28%
    HOUSE0.52%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CENTRE0.52%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,393228,645
    7499 - Non-trading company1,29215,398
    7487 - Other business activities71174,904
    99999 - Dormant Company31313,808
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified28726,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy24717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23314,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2249,943
    9999 - Dormant Company21019,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities15810,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1439,659
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1409,325
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1197,143
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1154,131
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1106,340
    74990 - Non-trading company1018,149
    9305 - Other service activities889,038
    98000 - Residents property management873,892
    7011 - Development & sell real estate755,300
    41100 - Development of building projects754,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07137484 STEPHEN STEWART COMMERICAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137196 CLOUT LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136595 SHOWERSCREENS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07133249 GALLUS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07130730 AQUATIC PET CENTRES LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130498 COLSTON UMBRELLA LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07125855 BANNA (UK) LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    OC351537 SUPER SPORTS CONSULTING LLP 15 Jan 2010
    OC351804 THE ASPIRE PARTNERSHIP LLP 28 Jan 2010
    OC351859 THE OLD MILL (DEARHAM) PARTNERSHIP LLP 29 Jan 2010
    OC351933 COLSTON CONSULTING LLP 31 Jan 2010
    07128068 SHIFT BRISTOL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 18 Jan 2010
    07116102 ACELOGIC LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07134899 ROOFVENT UK LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07127288 CLIFTON VALE LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07119889 SEVENTY6 LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07130388 PAMATA DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07126399 SPEEDY WINDOW CLEANING LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07125463 CONCRETE STAINING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07135903 SSA WORLD OF SPICE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07125608 AM CONVENIENCE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07118601 EMPLOYERBASE LTD. 07 Jan 2010
    OC351477 CHRISTOPHER PERRY LLP 13 Jan 2010
    07140088 SCUBABOY LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07122720 RECURSIVE FUNCTION LTD. 12 Jan 2010