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
    08346019 ANDOVER AIRFIELD SOLAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08347582 AFPAY LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08352947 N-TIER SELECTION LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08366245 BWSC GENERATION SERVICES UK LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08367969 NATIONWIDE ADVANCE CORPORATION LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369011 NIMNOL LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08370255 CELLAR DRINKS (BRISTOL) LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372880 NORFON LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08375531 HUDSON AND FOSTER LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377301 LETLINKS (UK) LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08378699 DAVY AND KRISTIN MCGUIRE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379433 THE COFFEE INN LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08381982 CUMAYE RESOURCES LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383251 TREPIDMATCH LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08347335 BALTIC ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350945 SIMBAD EXPORT LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08376423 NEET FEET LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08345393 WORLD CLASS CAPITAL LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08346252 METPLAS GB LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08350341 WINE FRIENDS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08355557 BIRCHFELL LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08366026 LOLLIPOP LAND LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08369482 BITENERGI LTD. 22 Jan 2013
    08369661 GOLDENGREENSERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08380672 SFC MORTGAGES LTD 29 Jan 2013