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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
    07758357 NAZCA NETWORK LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760958 J J HOME & BEAUTY LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07766206 ARTOLO ART LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07765314 LOUIS JAMES LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07768427 AIRCON1 LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07772185 FOWLEY ISLAND RESERVE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07778621 FPHA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779922 STEER AND CO LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07784509 GUY FAWKES HAIR AND BEAUTY LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07792825 CEONA SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07792826 KARL HOPE LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07763723 PRISM DECORATORS (SW) LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07769387 WORDOM LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07775029 TROP BON LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07790065 MRM NETWORKS LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07778318 OPERATIONAL METRICS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07782272 BRISTOL TYRES & EXHAUSTS LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07790669 TAP-TECH MEDIA LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07765290 ESME SPORTS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07777653 UPSTREAM PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779610 ARNOS ENERGY LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07785996 AQUAELEC UNDERFLOOR HEATING SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07791489 SIGNSOL LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07759816 KIPPSON MEDIA LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07764610 OMNITAIN LIMITED 06 Sep 2011