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
    08131443 GLOBAL INTERNET ASSOCIATION 05 Jul 2012
    08135703 FLAME LILY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135826 EXECUTIVE BANDWIDTH LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08139536 AFT TRUST AND ESTATE PLANNING LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08141729 SMASH PRODUCTIONS LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08142713 ATF TRUST AND ESTATE PLANNING LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08142727 LEASE UNLEASHED LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08143242 NORVENTO WIND ENERGY UK LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08156503 IPR RESOURCES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08156759 DIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST 25 Jul 2012
    08156873 TIGER DIGITAL LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08163228 UNITE ACCOMMODATION MANAGEMENT 17 LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08131631 SPLASHERNET SERVICES LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08151571 PAUL KELLY (BRISTOL) LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08160928 ORGANISED GRIME LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08160990 BRISTOL CONNECTION LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08161744 THE COWSHED (BATH) LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08125765 DRYCLEAN-DIRECT (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126500 IFIX INC LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08139481 AMEYAA LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08148454 SYNERMEX GROUP LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148958 SYNERMEX SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08147136 RAHMATULLAHI ISLAMIC COMMUNITY LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08156585 AGILE ETHER LTD. 25 Jul 2012
    08159077 AQUA PISCINA LTD 27 Jul 2012