Bristol, Bristol
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,756 companies were registered in Bristol during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bristol UK 2012 1,756 131,491 2011 1,634 116,391 % change 7.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 544 621 591 New companies in 2011 414 562 658 % change 31.4% 10.5% -10.2% Record Year 2007 (601) 2007 (767) 2007 (1,207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 875 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bristol UK 2012 875 67,576 2011 1,244 90,987 % change -29.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (1,596) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 277 297 301 Closed companies in 2011 456 372 416 % change -39.3% -20.2% -28% Record Year 2011 (456) 2010 (444) 2009 (1,071)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Bristol during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 881 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bristol UK 2012 881 63,915 2011 390 25,404 Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 267 324 290 Net growth in 2011 -42 190 242 Record Year 2008 (311) 2007 (544) 2007 (953)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bristol 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% UK formation share in 2011 1.2% 1.5% 1.5% % change 12.7% -5.5% -16.0% Record Year 1982 (2.1%) 1989 (7.4%) 1989 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.51% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.40% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BRISTOL 2.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.37% (BRISTOL) 1.09% TRADING 2.07% DESIGN 0.97% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% MEDIA 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.79% J 0.76% BUSINESS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.76% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% LONDON 1.66% IT 0.65% J 1.54% WEST 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.57% GLOBAL 1.50% SOUTH 0.57% IT 1.40% BUILDING 0.55% CARE 1.34% PRODUCTIONS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROJECT 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.51% M 1.27% HOUSE 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% TRADING 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.46% S 1.20% TRAINING 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 3,337 216,665 99999 - Dormant Company 543 25,084 7487 - Other business activities 505 52,735 7499 - Non-trading company 337 9,102 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 305 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 265 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 198 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 163 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 153 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 135 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 111 8,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 101 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 98 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 96 8,818 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 93 4,427 74990 - Non-trading company 87 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 83 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 83 4,356 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 80 5,169 41100 - Development of building projects 72 4,984
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07902457 GUK TRADE LTD 09 Jan 2012 07903422 THE HEALTH AND WORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 10 Jan 2012 07907395 TECHCRUSH LTD 12 Jan 2012 07915092 PHOENIX OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07916138 PIXMARINE UK LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07918067 P CLARK ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2012 07918976 SILVERBRIDGE PAPERS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07922158 SOLAR MOBILES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 OC371516 ACRAMAN (500) LLP 17 Jan 2012 07894754 BRISTOL FILM AND MEDIA LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07918328 SAM GLOBAL IMPORT AND EXPORT LTD 20 Jan 2012 07929086 BOOSTA PRODUCTS LTD 30 Jan 2012 07896720 MOBILES EXTRA LTD 04 Jan 2012 07911978 MIDICATION LTD 17 Jan 2012 07916148 MASURVEY LTD. 19 Jan 2012 07905158 BMINC LTD 11 Jan 2012 07919405 EACH WAY BET PRODUCTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2012 07923661 PERFECT GREEN SOLAR LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07925514 MOTION STAFFING LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07898922 ORADB I.T SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899454 SHABS AND JAY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07908777 A&Y ENTERPRISE LTD 13 Jan 2012 07919035 AEROASSIST UK LTD 23 Jan 2012 07919200 ELECTRONIC SOUL LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07919494 PATHOLOGY CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jan 2012
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