Bristol, Bristol
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 1,602 companies were registered in Bristol during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bristol UK 2011 1,602 114,512 2010 1,387 101,492 % change 15.5% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (1,669) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 519 544 539 New companies in 2010 462 454 471 % change 12.3% 19.8% 14.4% Record Year 2007 (597) 2006 (592) 2006 (558)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 970 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 26.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bristol UK 2011 970 72,230 2010 1,322 87,705 % change -26.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 278 407 285 Closed companies in 2010 386 485 451 % change -28.0% -16.1% -37% Record Year 2010 (386) 2008 (800) 2009 (1,587)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Bristol during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 632 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bristol UK 2011 632 42,282 2010 65 13,787 Record Year 2006 (996) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 241 137 254 Net growth in 2010 76 -31 20 Record Year 2008 (426) 2006 (336) 2006 (366)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Bristol formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bristol 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.5% 2007 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (1.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% UK formation share in 2010 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% % change 2.8% 0.8% 3.4% Record Year 1966 (2.4%) 1981 (2.2%) 1961 (2.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Bristol in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.26% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 2.13% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BRISTOL 2.10% CONSULTANCY 3.19% (BRISTOL) 1.56% PROPERTY 2.41% SOLAR 1.09% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.09% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 1.07% ASSOCIATES 1.85% MEDIA 0.93% BUSINESS 1.82% DESIGN 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.74% IT 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% WEST 0.66% LONDON 1.63% BUILDING 0.64% J 1.47% BUSINESS 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.43% M 0.60% CARE 1.42% TGC 0.59% IT 1.38% CONSULTANTS 0.57% BUILDING 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.28% CARE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.53% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% ENERGY 1.22% CLEANING 0.53% TRAINING 1.21% SOUTH 0.53% S 1.21%
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 3,333 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 605 65,177 7499 - Non-trading company 450 11,543 99999 - Dormant Company 372 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 230 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 205 22,587 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 199 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 184 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 147 10,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 123 8,686 9305 - Other service activities 115 10,525 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 110 7,551 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 96 8,345 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 94 6,321 62090 - Other information technology service activities 87 6,798 74990 - Non-trading company 78 8,064 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 72 3,614 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 70 10,018 98000 - Residents property management 59 2,664 5530 - Restaurants 54 5,640
Recent Companies
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