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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bristol UK 2010 1,387 101,492 2009 1,320 94,671 % change 5.1% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (1,669) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 462 454 471 New companies in 2009 433 406 481 % change 6.7% 11.8% -2.1% Record Year 2007 (597) 2006 (592) 2006 (558)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bristol UK 2010 1,322 87,705 2009 2,579 159,401 % change -48.7% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 386 485 451 Closed companies in 2009 330 662 1,587 % change 17.0% -26.7% -72% Record Year 2010 (386) 2008 (800) 2009 (1,587)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bristol UK 2010 65 13,787 2009 -1,259 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (996) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 76 -31 20 Net growth in 2009 103 -256 -1,106 Record Year 2008 (426) 2006 (336) 2006 (366)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.5% 2007 1.7% 2006 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (1.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% UK formation share in 2009 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% % change -0.8% 1.5% -6.1% Record Year 1966 (2.4%) 1981 (2.2%) 1961 (2.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.63% MANAGEMENT 5.06% BRISTOL 2.36% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTING 1.70% CONSULTANCY 3.12% (BRISTOL) 1.42% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.23% TRADING 2.04% PROPERTY 1.18% ASSOCIATES 2.01% MEDIA 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% DESIGN 0.75% BUSINESS 1.80% IT 0.70% MEDIA 1.75% BUILDING 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARE 0.67% LONDON 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.59% CENTRE 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.64% CARE 1.44% SOUTH 0.61% J 1.44% WEST 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PRODUCTIONS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.42% J 0.57% IT 1.35% S 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% ENGINEERING 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOUSE 0.54% M 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.26% ROAD 0.52% S 1.24%
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 4,148 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 670 69,802 7499 - Non-trading company 645 13,408 99999 - Dormant Company 315 14,072 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 239 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 217 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 209 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 192 13,161 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 138 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 134 8,967 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 111 6,460 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 95 8,183 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 95 7,634 9305 - Other service activities 94 9,454 74990 - Non-trading company 92 7,649 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 88 3,631 62090 - Other information technology service activities 80 5,716 98000 - Residents property management 72 3,273 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 7,767 41100 - Development of building projects 61 3,688
Recent Companies
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