Bristol, Bristol
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,536 companies were registered in Bristol during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bristol UK 2012 1,536 118,868 2011 1,602 114,512 % change -4.1% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (1,669) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 539 493 504 New companies in 2011 519 544 539 % change 3.9% -9.4% -6.5% Record Year 2007 (597) 2006 (592) 2006 (558)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 976 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bristol UK 2012 976 74,772 2011 970 72,230 % change 0.6% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 343 381 252 Closed companies in 2011 278 407 285 % change 23.4% -6.4% -12% Record Year 2010 (386) 2008 (800) 2009 (1,587)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Bristol during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 560 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bristol UK 2012 560 44,096 2011 632 42,282 Record Year 2006 (996) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 196 112 252 Net growth in 2011 241 137 254 Record Year 2008 (426) 2006 (336) 2006 (366)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bristol 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (1.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% UK formation share in 2011 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% % change -6.8% -8.7% -7.5% Record Year 1966 (2.4%) 1981 (2.2%) 1961 (2.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Bristol in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRISTOL 2.59% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.45% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 2.21% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% (BRISTOL) 1.07% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.89% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.76% BUSINESS 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.72% MEDIA 1.67% WEST 0.66% LONDON 1.67% IT 0.62% J 1.55% BUILDING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.53% J 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUSINESS 0.55% IT 1.43% SOUTH 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOUSE 0.51% CARE 1.32% GREEN 0.51% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% SECURITY 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PRODUCTIONS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MARKETING 0.48% S 1.17% CARE 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 4,785 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 522 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 352 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 288 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 262 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 224 14,774 7499 - Non-trading company 209 6,164 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 122 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 108 12,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 99 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 98 8,437 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 89 4,294 62012 - Business and domestic software development 79 4,584 74990 - Non-trading company 73 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 72 4,965 7260 - Other computer related activities 72 4,979 9305 - Other service activities 70 6,142 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 65 4,997 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 65 3,089
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08164884 UNLIMITED YOU LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08170135 CHANSOM ESTATES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08171140 ENKARDIA LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08172477 Z T B CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08180646 INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE (NOMINEE) LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 OC377932 FGG LLP 24 Aug 2012 08190293 CHEPSTOW CARPETS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08170620 A 2 B AIR CHARTERS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08170654 WILLOCK & BOLTON LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08164713 BRUNEL MOBILITY LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08170364 SPENIC LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08178744 DEVSTERS LTD 14 Aug 2012 08178930 58 CORONATION ROAD LTD 14 Aug 2012 08184391 SAI CONVENIENCE SHOP LTD 20 Aug 2012 08185065 CIGS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2012 08185822 M S G BRISTOL LTD 21 Aug 2012 08188951 HORTI SUMINISTROS (UK) LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08188994 JRH MEDIA LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08170335 DJMC LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08171976 MANDY'S MAKE LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08177399 BELIZEIAN DESIGNS LTD 13 Aug 2012 08180313 SOCIAL CARE VOLUNTEERS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08186717 BEAVIS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08167080 BANGLA CLEVEDON LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167376 VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS BRISTOL LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
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