Bristol, Bristol
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 3,345 companies were formed in Bristol. This figure is 7.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bristol occurred in 2007 when a total of 4,555 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol UK 2012 3,345 253,150 2011 3,108 228,735 % change 7.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (4,555) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,589 companies were registered in Bristol during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bristol UK 2012 1,589 121,659 2011 1,474 112,344 % change 7.8% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (1,980) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 552 557 480 New companies in 2011 449 513 512 % change 22.9% 8.6% -6.3% Record Year 2007 (709) 2007 (712) 2007 (559)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,967 companies were dissolved in Bristol. This figure is 13.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bristol occurred in 2009 when a total of 4,355 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol UK 2012 1,967 147,793 2011 2,277 162,310 % change -13.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (4,355) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,092 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bristol UK 2012 1,092 80,218 2011 1,033 71,324 % change 5.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (2,760) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 282 462 348 Closed companies in 2011 199 495 339 % change 41.7% -6.7% 3% Record Year 2009 (1,032) 2009 (962) 2009 (766)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Bristol increased by 1,378 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol UK 2012 1,378 105,357 2011 831 66,425 Record Year 2007 (3,047) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Bristol during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 497 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bristol UK 2012 497 41,441 2011 441 41,020 Record Year 2007 (1,255) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 270 95 132 Net growth in 2011 250 18 173 Record Year 2007 (552) 2007 (387) 2008 (388)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 1.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.3% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (3.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bristol 2012 1.3% 2011 1.3% 2010 1.3% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% UK formation share in 2011 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% % change 3.5% -4.8% 0.1% Record Year 1965 (2.1%) 1981 (2.0%) 1973 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Bristol was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.8% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Bristol in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRISTOL 2.51% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.40% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 2.35% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 1.02% TRADING 2.10% (BRISTOL) 1.02% DESIGN 1.89% ASSOCIATES 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.87% DESIGN 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.82% MEDIA 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% BUSINESS 1.70% IT 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% J 0.67% LONDON 1.68% ELECTRICAL 0.63% J 1.57% WEST 0.56% GLOBAL 1.51% BUILDING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SECURITY 0.52% IT 1.42% SOUTH 0.52% CARE 1.31% BUSINESS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOUSE 0.51% M 1.26% PROJECT 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CARE 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% GREEN 0.46% SECURITY 1.19% TRADING 0.46% S 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 3,587 244,457 99999 - Dormant Company 547 26,088 7487 - Other business activities 453 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 307 35,447 7499 - Non-trading company 286 8,023 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 278 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 234 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 147 16,469 7414 - Business & management consultancy 136 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 132 10,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 110 8,258 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 104 14,220 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 97 4,535 7260 - Other computer related activities 91 6,456 9305 - Other service activities 89 7,926 62012 - Business and domestic software development 85 4,742 74990 - Non-trading company 83 9,706 41100 - Development of building projects 78 5,149 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 78 6,356 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 72 4,644
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