Bristol, Bristol

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 1,387 companies were registered in Bristol during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BristolUK
    20101,387101,492
    20091,32094,671
    % change5.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (1,669) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010462454471
    New companies in 2009433406481
    % change6.7%11.8%-2.1%
    Record Year2007 (597)2006 (592)2006 (558)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 1,322 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 48.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BristolUK
    20101,32287,705
    20092,579159,401
    % change-48.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010386485451
    Closed companies in 20093306621,587
    % change17.0%-26.7%-72%
    Record Year2010 (386)2008 (800)2009 (1,587)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bristol during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 65 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BristolUK
    20106513,787
    2009-1,259-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (996) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201076-3120
    Net growth in 2009103-256-1,106
    Record Year2008 (426)2006 (336)2006 (366)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Bristol formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bristol
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.5%
    20071.7%
    20061.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20101.4%1.4%1.3%
    UK formation share in 20091.4%1.4%1.4%
    % change-0.8%1.5%-6.1%
    Record Year1966 (2.4%)1981 (2.2%)1961 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.4% of all director appointments in Bristol in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.63%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    BRISTOL2.36%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.70%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (BRISTOL)1.42%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY1.18%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MEDIA0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.75%BUSINESS1.80%
    IT0.70%MEDIA1.75%
    BUILDING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARE0.67%LONDON1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CENTRE0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CARE1.44%
    SOUTH0.61%J1.44%
    WEST0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PRODUCTIONS0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    J0.57%IT1.35%
    S0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    ENGINEERING0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOUSE0.54%M1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ROAD0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,148202,902
    7487 - Other business activities67069,802
    7499 - Non-trading company64513,408
    99999 - Dormant Company31514,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified23925,053
    9999 - Dormant Company21721,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy20914,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management19213,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1388,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities1348,967
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,460
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply958,183
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering957,634
    9305 - Other service activities949,454
    74990 - Non-trading company927,649
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate883,631
    62090 - Other information technology service activities805,716
    98000 - Residents property management723,273
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified637,767
    41100 - Development of building projects613,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07329205 SCONES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07329004 GME PR LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327062 DON LON BEARS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326369 DIMENSION 9 HOLDING LTD. 27 Jul 2010
    07326213 INSIGHTFUL PERFORMANCE LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07325969 GREAT AMERICAN SPECIALTY & AFFINITY LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323271 RAMLEH RETAIL GROUP LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07316758 MVC BUILDING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07307567 VRV LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302266 THE ELLIOTT SIPP 20745 / 20810 LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07324345 BRANDON HIRE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07324341 BRANDON HIRE GROUP LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07307090 STICKS 'N' SUSHI UK LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07331870 AMICI (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07328123 VANI UK LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07323202 ABBEY BUSINESS MACHINES LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07319409 BRITANNIA HOME SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07309044 ENTREPER LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07323618 BEESAFE (SW) LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07328627 AMSLYONSMITCHELLSBRISTOL LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327187 ADLEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07324364 MACRITA CLEANING SERVICES LTD. 23 Jul 2010
    07321113 MASTERDANCE & POLISH ART LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07313101 BROTHERS & CHAIRS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07306200 ASHTON CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LTD 06 Jul 2010