Bristol, Bristol
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 1,741 companies were registered in Bristol during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bristol UK 2013 1,741 134,802 2012 1,756 131,491 % change -0.9% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 533 557 651 New companies in 2012 544 621 591 % change -2.0% -10.3% 10.2% Record Year 2007 (601) 2007 (767) 2007 (1,207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 1,068 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bristol UK 2013 1,068 77,914 2012 875 67,576 % change 22.1% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (1,597) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 449 293 326 Closed companies in 2012 277 297 301 % change 62.1% -1.3% 8% Record Year 2011 (456) 2010 (444) 2009 (1,072)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Bristol during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 673 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bristol UK 2013 673 56,888 2012 881 63,915 Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 84 264 325 Net growth in 2012 267 324 290 Record Year 2008 (311) 2007 (544) 2007 (953)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bristol 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% UK formation share in 2012 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% % change -12.2% -11.0% 13.9% Record Year 2008 (1.8%) 1989 (7.4%) 1989 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 2008 when 29.9% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRISTOL 2.52% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.09% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 2.02% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.24% PROPERTY 2.44% (BRISTOL) 1.06% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.95% DESIGN 1.79% IT 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUILDING 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ENGINEERING 0.68% LONDON 1.72% WEST 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% MEDIA 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% SOUTH 0.59% J 1.56% BUSINESS 0.57% CARE 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SOLAR 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.53% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% HOUSE 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% GREEN 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% TRADING 0.48% SECURITY 1.15%
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 3,345 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 942 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 471 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 452 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 388 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 204 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 196 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 184 12,664 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 152 7,507 41100 - Development of building projects 140 8,637 62012 - Business and domestic software development 129 8,099 74990 - Non-trading company 117 14,129 86900 - Other human health activities 108 8,465 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 108 6,954 43210 - Electrical installation 93 5,625 98000 - Residents property management 92 4,579 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 90 5,186 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 88 7,199 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 84 6,591 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 78 5,372
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08428008 BLOOZ LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08432605 VALIDATUM (UK) LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08434372 RYCOTE MICROPHONE HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08435055 WHELPING BOX LTD 07 Mar 2013 08437242 BRISTOL DROPOUTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08439193 YASH FLIGHTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08440177 LOYT LTD 12 Mar 2013 08441742 VDAN CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Mar 2013 08441968 PAT THOMAS CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08445567 MCALEER SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 14 Mar 2013 08458648 THE RUNCIBLE KITCHEN C.I.C. 22 Mar 2013 08462952 LDC (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08434242 NAILAMM'S PLACE LTD 07 Mar 2013 08459294 SOUTHWEST TAXI RENTALS LTD 25 Mar 2013 08463326 LAINSA LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08463648 JELLY BUZZ LIMITED 27 Mar 2013 08464359 MANOR AUTO SALVAGE & RECYCLING LIMITED 27 Mar 2013 08428766 WORLD CLASS RECRUITMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08432392 WORLD CLASS FINANCE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08436603 THE RALLYCOMPANY LTD 08 Mar 2013 08446652 WORLD CLASS STORAGE LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 08454454 JRF DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08459692 CYBASEC LTD 25 Mar 2013 08427353 TEAM TIBBINS PRESS LTD 04 Mar 2013 08435013 THE STUDIO COLLECTIVE (BRISTOL) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
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