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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

  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 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)BristolUK
    20111,634116,391
    20101,435105,137
    % change13.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011414562658
    New companies in 2010402445588
    % change3.0%26.3%11.9%
    Record Year2007 (601)2007 (767)2007 (1,207)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    20111,24490,986
    20101,32082,677
    % change-5.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,595) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011456372416
    Closed companies in 2010338444538
    % change34.9%-16.2%-23%
    Record Year2011 (456)2010 (444)2009 (1,071)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201139025,405
    201011522,460
    Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-42190242
    Net growth in 201064150
    Record Year2008 (311)2007 (544)2007 (953)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.7%
    20071.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20111.2%1.5%1.5%
    UK formation share in 20101.4%1.3%1.4%
    % change-11.2%11.1%6.7%
    Record Year1982 (2.1%)1989 (7.4%)1989 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRISTOL2.48%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT2.34%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.83%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    (BRISTOL)1.71%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%TRADING2.10%
    SOLAR1.06%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY1.02%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    IT0.87%BUSINESS1.87%
    DESIGN0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDIA0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.75%MEDIA1.69%
    BUILDING0.73%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%LONDON1.60%
    M0.67%CARE1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%J1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%GLOBAL1.44%
    TGC0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.62%IT1.41%
    WEST0.62%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CLEANING0.59%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%M1.30%
    ROAD0.57%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CARE0.56%S1.24%
    SECURITY0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUSINESS0.56%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,736202,798
    7487 - Other business activities56360,968
    7499 - Non-trading company48011,316
    99999 - Dormant Company37118,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified27730,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20716,150
    9999 - Dormant Company19419,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy17512,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14910,246
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1227,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities1157,789
    74990 - Non-trading company968,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities926,996
    9305 - Other service activities818,740
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate753,895
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering746,183
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply737,000
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7010,085
    98000 - Residents property management703,154
    41100 - Development of building projects573,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07509249 TAY DESIGN TECH LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07508390 PALACE STUDIO LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07503764 CASH FLOW PROFESSIONALS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07503268 LDC (ST PANCRAS WAY) GP3 LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07496880 ASCOT INTERNATIONAL CARS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496821 PRYSM GBBS LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07494463 FRANKORT & KONING UK LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07483721 HYDROLEC COMPANY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07509203 BOURSE SHELF PLC 28 Jan 2011
    07508678 LUTSCONSULT LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508625 LD EPILEPSY LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07483577 WEST STREET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07511118 GREEN ELEPHANT GARDENS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07504904 THE INSURANCE NETWORK LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07507121 DIGIKNIT LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07500804 BRANDEMIC LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07496449 REFAN LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07485916 BRISTOL WINDOW CENTRE LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07500759 TAJ PALACE BRISTOL LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07497367 MEGHNA CUISINE LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07511058 SERVER SIDE SOFTWARE LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07505235 ELMGROVE PARK FREEHOLD LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07505137 REPANOS SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504908 BLUEBELL BARN LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07500511 AQS SEWER FLOW MONITORING LTD 21 Jan 2011