Bristol, Bristol
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 1,634 companies were registered in Bristol during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bristol UK 2011 1,634 116,391 2010 1,435 105,137 % change 13.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 414 562 658 New companies in 2010 402 445 588 % change 3.0% 26.3% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (601) 2007 (767) 2007 (1,207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 1,244 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bristol UK 2011 1,244 90,986 2010 1,320 82,677 % change -5.8% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (1,595) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 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 2011 456 372 416 Closed companies in 2010 338 444 538 % change 34.9% -16.2% -23% Record Year 2011 (456) 2010 (444) 2009 (1,071)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Bristol during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 390 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bristol UK 2011 390 25,405 2010 115 22,460 Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -42 190 242 Net growth in 2010 64 1 50 Record Year 2008 (311) 2007 (544) 2007 (953)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Bristol formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bristol 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.7% 2007 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 1.2% 1.5% 1.5% UK formation share in 2010 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% % change -11.2% 11.1% 6.7% Record Year 1982 (2.1%) 1989 (7.4%) 1989 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.3% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRISTOL 2.48% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 2.34% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 3.16% (BRISTOL) 1.71% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.12% TRADING 2.10% SOLAR 1.06% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 1.02% ASSOCIATES 1.92% IT 0.87% BUSINESS 1.87% DESIGN 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% MEDIA 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.75% MEDIA 1.69% BUILDING 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.61% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% LONDON 1.60% M 0.67% CARE 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.65% J 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.65% GLOBAL 1.44% TGC 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENGINEERING 0.62% IT 1.41% WEST 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.36% CLEANING 0.59% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.57% M 1.30% ROAD 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CARE 0.56% S 1.24% SECURITY 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BUSINESS 0.56% SYSTEMS 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 3,736 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 563 60,968 7499 - Non-trading company 480 11,316 99999 - Dormant Company 371 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 277 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 207 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 194 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 175 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 149 10,246 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 122 7,788 7260 - Other computer related activities 115 7,789 74990 - Non-trading company 96 8,695 62090 - Other information technology service activities 92 6,996 9305 - Other service activities 81 8,740 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 75 3,895 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 74 6,183 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 73 7,000 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 70 10,085 98000 - Residents property management 70 3,154 41100 - Development of building projects 57 3,921
Recent Companies
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