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.

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 (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)BristolUK
    20131,741134,802
    20121,756131,491
    % change-0.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013533557651
    New companies in 2012544621591
    % change-2.0%-10.3%10.2%
    Record Year2007 (601)2007 (767)2007 (1,207)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    20131,06877,914
    201287567,576
    % change22.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (1,597) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013449293326
    Closed companies in 2012277297301
    % change62.1%-1.3%8%
    Record Year2011 (456)2010 (444)2009 (1,072)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201367356,888
    201288163,915
    Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201384264325
    Net growth in 2012267324290
    Record Year2008 (311)2007 (544)2007 (953)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20131.2%1.3%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20121.4%1.4%1.2%
    % change-12.2%-11.0%13.9%
    Record Year2008 (1.8%)1989 (7.4%)1989 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRISTOL2.52%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING2.09%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT2.02%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%PROPERTY2.44%
    (BRISTOL)1.06%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.95%DESIGN1.79%
    IT0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    BUILDING0.75%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.75%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ENGINEERING0.68%LONDON1.72%
    WEST0.67%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    MEDIA0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    SOUTH0.59%J1.56%
    BUSINESS0.57%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%IT1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SOLAR0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.53%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    HOUSE0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    GREEN0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    TRADING0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,345249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company94243,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified47154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management45232,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities38824,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified20416,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19623,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities18412,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1527,507
    41100 - Development of building projects1408,637
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1298,099
    74990 - Non-trading company11714,129
    86900 - Other human health activities1088,465
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1086,954
    43210 - Electrical installation935,625
    98000 - Residents property management924,579
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets905,186
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet887,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities846,591
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings785,372

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08348265 ACCOMPLISH FINANCIAL XANA LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08355960 HARGREAVES LANSDOWN SAVINGS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08359369 BLASTERSMITHS UK LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08366576 BRISTOL DREAMERS LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08367969 NATIONWIDE ADVANCE CORPORATION LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369877 VANITY ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08370889 PUERTO TAPAS LOUNGE LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371263 ORCHARD CIDER COMPANY LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08372468 BLUE BEAR BIDDER LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08378939 WORKSHOP - ANDREW HARDER CONSULTING LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08379412 THEBESTOF EXETER LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383254 GRADESCOPE LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383658 MORGEN & MCDAID LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08383949 ACMS TRENT PARK LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08370186 BEMOLIL LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08376423 NEET FEET LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08344201 FERRYBOATS BRISTOL LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08355070 SABLE PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08355557 BIRCHFELL LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08366655 HENRIDE REACH LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08368128 GADSI HERITAGE LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369482 BITENERGI LTD. 22 Jan 2013
    08370054 XOC MARKETING LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372607 NUTRIHUB LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08381922 HAND FILMS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013