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Bristol, Bristol

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 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)BristolUK
    20111,602114,512
    20101,387101,492
    % change15.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (1,669) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011519544539
    New companies in 2010462454471
    % change12.3%19.8%14.4%
    Record Year2007 (597)2006 (592)2006 (558)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201197072,230
    20101,32287,705
    % change-26.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011278407285
    Closed companies in 2010386485451
    % change-28.0%-16.1%-37%
    Record Year2010 (386)2008 (800)2009 (1,587)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201163242,282
    20106513,787
    Record Year 2006 (996) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011241137254
    Net growth in 201076-3120
    Record Year2008 (426)2006 (336)2006 (366)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.5%
    20071.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20111.4%1.4%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20101.4%1.4%1.3%
    % change2.8%0.8%3.4%
    Record Year1966 (2.4%)1981 (2.2%)1961 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.26%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING2.13%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BRISTOL2.10%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    (BRISTOL)1.56%PROPERTY2.41%
    SOLAR1.09%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.09%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.93%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.89%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.83%ENGINEERING1.74%
    IT0.80%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    WEST0.66%LONDON1.63%
    BUILDING0.64%J1.47%
    BUSINESS0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.62%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.60%CARE1.42%
    TGC0.59%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%BUILDING1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CARE0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.53%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%ENERGY1.22%
    CLEANING0.53%TRAINING1.21%
    SOUTH0.53%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,333204,493
    7487 - Other business activities60565,177
    7499 - Non-trading company45011,543
    99999 - Dormant Company37218,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified23029,245
    9999 - Dormant Company20522,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management19915,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy18414,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14710,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities1238,686
    9305 - Other service activities11510,525
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1107,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply968,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering946,321
    62090 - Other information technology service activities876,798
    74990 - Non-trading company788,064
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate723,614
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7010,018
    98000 - Residents property management592,664
    5530 - Restaurants545,640

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07692678 ELITE MECHANICAL PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692689 BATHROOM SOLUTIONS (BRISTOL) LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07694146 BRISTOL POWER C.I.C. 05 Jul 2011
    07700275 INTERMUNE UK & I LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07703538 AFFIRMED NETWORKS UK LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704059 BRIGHT AND BREEZY PRODUCTIONS LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704411 FSC WORLDWIDE LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705557 INTEGRATED AID LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07709611 PRO-TIDY (BRISTOL) LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07716667 AMBER AARDVARK DESIGN LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720342 ATTESTOR SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07722444 ARCHIVE PUBLISHING LTD. 29 Jul 2011
    07701888 ST NICHOLAS HOUSING ASSOCIATION 12 Jul 2011
    07704448 JOLLY FARMERS (OXFORD) LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07708861 ENTERPRISE SKILLS TRAINING LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07714613 KINHAM LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07718654 EDENGARDEN BRISTOL LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719319 SPECIALIST RETAIL (BA) LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07692129 BUZZEDUP LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07703093 STEEL FORMATIONS LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07709580 STREET LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07702389 ACROGYMNASTICS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 12 Jul 2011
    07714637 DOPPLER INTELLIGENCE LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07715033 HOBBS HOUSE LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07689495 KOLI HOUSE LTD 01 Jul 2011