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 08393790 INTERACTIVE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08401528 TRIODOS RENEWABLES (FENPOWER) LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08402234 AUTONSMITH LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08404636 OCEAN HYDROPOWER, LTD 15 Feb 2013 08408651 I-WIRELESS LTD 19 Feb 2013 08409726 MONTFAIR LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08410085 TKT TICKETS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08413909 8 RECORDS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08414256 ITH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08415696 TINDERBOX WORKING CAPITAL LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08422066 FURLONG EVENTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08422324 SEQUENSYS LTD 27 Feb 2013 08422834 ARROW JIE (UK) LTD 27 Feb 2013 08410186 PRO POPULIS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 OC382671 KINGSLAND FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLP 20 Feb 2013 08412467 DNA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08417898 URBANA GALLERY LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08419424 CARING IN BRISTOL LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08424112 KINGSDOWN ROOFING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08387553 THE COLOMBIAN PROJECT LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08391858 STEWART INC LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08403171 THAI IN LOVE LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08404766 JMD KEDAR LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08407488 TGC SOLAR WILLINGTON LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08407497 TGC SOLAR HAMILTON'S FROG LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
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