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
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