Bristol, Bristol

Q3 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 (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)BristolUK
    20121,536118,868
    20111,602114,512
    % change-4.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (1,669) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012539493504
    New companies in 2011519544539
    % change3.9%-9.4%-6.5%
    Record Year2007 (597)2006 (592)2006 (558)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201297674,772
    201197072,230
    % change0.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012343381252
    Closed companies in 2011278407285
    % change23.4%-6.4%-12%
    Record Year2010 (386)2008 (800)2009 (1,587)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201256044,096
    201163242,282
    Record Year 2006 (996) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012196112252
    Net growth in 2011241137254
    Record Year2008 (426)2006 (336)2006 (366)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1982 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.3%1.3%
    UK formation share in 20111.4%1.4%1.4%
    % change-6.8%-8.7%-7.5%
    Record Year1966 (2.4%)1981 (2.2%)1961 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRISTOL2.59%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT2.21%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%PROPERTY2.35%
    (BRISTOL)1.07%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.89%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%MEDIA1.67%
    WEST0.66%LONDON1.67%
    IT0.62%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.55%IT1.43%
    SOUTH0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HOUSE0.51%CARE1.32%
    GREEN0.51%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    SECURITY0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MARKETING0.48%S1.17%
    CARE0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,785331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company52225,035
    7487 - Other business activities35235,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified28833,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management26219,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities22414,774
    7499 - Non-trading company2096,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1229,891
    9999 - Dormant Company10812,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1047,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9913,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy988,437
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate894,294
    62012 - Business and domestic software development794,584
    74990 - Non-trading company739,203
    41100 - Development of building projects724,965
    7260 - Other computer related activities724,979
    9305 - Other service activities706,142
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply654,997
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets653,089

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201755 EP FORESTRY & PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08208296 PEOPLE IN PRODUCTION LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209931 FUSION PROCESSING LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08212511 HEAVY AIR LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08215611 ZS CAFE LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08219435 OAKCYCLE LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221224 LD SHELF 24 LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08226988 THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR FAMILIES IN BUSINESS 25 Sep 2012
    OC378801 SOYA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LLP 26 Sep 2012
    08230007 ETRS STEBBING LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08232623 MILUJU LTD. 28 Sep 2012
    08233250 DAILY VARIETY MEDIA LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233553 YOSITECH DESIGN CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08204262 RM EVOLVE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08217988 KTP ENTERPRISE LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221172 ROUNDWAY GARAGE LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221440 MAXIMINUS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227506 GREEN LEAF EVENTS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08208149 CHLOE BELLA CAKES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08212749 NOISY NEIGHBOURS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08215702 MARBLEFISH LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08229326 S & P BUILDERS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08198598 TAYYAB BUSINESS & MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08201099 MORDAN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08205895 SWEET&SALT LIMITED 07 Sep 2012