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Bristol, Bristol

Q1 2012 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 (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)BristolUK
    20121,756131,491
    20111,634116,391
    % change7.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012544621591
    New companies in 2011414562658
    % change31.4%10.5%-10.2%
    Record Year2007 (601)2007 (767)2007 (1,207)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201287567,576
    20111,24490,987
    % change-29.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,596) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012277297301
    Closed companies in 2011456372416
    % change-39.3%-20.2%-28%
    Record Year2011 (456)2010 (444)2009 (1,071)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201288163,915
    201139025,404
    Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012267324290
    Net growth in 2011-42190242
    Record Year2008 (311)2007 (544)2007 (953)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.4%1.4%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20111.2%1.5%1.5%
    % change12.7%-5.5%-16.0%
    Record Year1982 (2.1%)1989 (7.4%)1989 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.51%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT2.40%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    BRISTOL2.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%PROPERTY2.37%
    (BRISTOL)1.09%TRADING2.07%
    DESIGN0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDIA0.89%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    J0.76%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.76%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%LONDON1.66%
    IT0.65%J1.54%
    WEST0.64%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%GLOBAL1.50%
    SOUTH0.57%IT1.40%
    BUILDING0.55%CARE1.34%
    PRODUCTIONS0.54%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PROJECT0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CARE0.51%M1.27%
    HOUSE0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    TRADING0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%S1.20%
    TRAINING0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,337216,665
    99999 - Dormant Company54325,084
    7487 - Other business activities50552,735
    7499 - Non-trading company3379,102
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30535,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management26519,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities19814,303
    9999 - Dormant Company16318,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy15312,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1359,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1118,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10113,637
    7260 - Other computer related activities987,154
    9305 - Other service activities968,818
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate934,427
    74990 - Non-trading company879,729
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply836,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development834,356
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering805,169
    41100 - Development of building projects724,984

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07934492 CURTIS BANKS GROUP PLC 02 Feb 2012
    07934759 IPROCURE IT LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07936020 CREDITCALL GROUP LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936361 GEKOMANAGEMENT LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07938851 WALTON ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940589 GO ASHKAN LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07942371 MEDIASNAP LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943799 BRISTOL PRINT STUDIO LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945477 PEDIMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945932 LEVEL STUDIO LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946285 CHANGE.ORG GLOBAL LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947375 PHIL HUNT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07960888 CIRCLE44 LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07960969 BRISTOL'S BARS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07966042 CLARITY BRISTOL LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07967990 FIUMEBIANCO LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969287 CASH ON THE NAILS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07933123 THE ELECTRONICS WAREHOUSE LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07933254 TOMATO BAR LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07960619 AMAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE 22 Feb 2012
    07969777 EMERALDZ CLEANING SERVICE LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07938140 SW MARKETING (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07940330 ON THE PULSE FOODS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07948519 CHAPLINS NIGHTCLUB LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07952302 DAN ROBERTS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012