Bristol, Bristol
2013 Half Year 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
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 3,549 companies were formed in Bristol. This figure is 6.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bristol occurred in 2007 when a total of 4,555 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol UK 2013 3,549 269,432 2012 3,345 253,150 % change 6.1% 6.4% Record Year 2007 (4,555) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 1,808 companies were registered in Bristol during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bristol UK 2013 1,808 134,630 2012 1,589 121,659 % change 13.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (1,980) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 703 585 520 New companies in 2012 552 557 480 % change 27.4% 5.0% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (709) 2007 (712) 2007 (559)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 2,026 companies were dissolved in Bristol. This figure is 3.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bristol occurred in 2009 when a total of 4,357 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol UK 2013 2,026 155,192 2012 1,967 147,794 % change 3.0% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (4,357) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 958 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bristol UK 2013 958 77,278 2012 1,092 80,218 % change -12.3% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (2,760) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 325 316 317 Closed companies in 2012 282 462 348 % change 15.2% -31.6% -9% Record Year 2009 (1,032) 2009 (962) 2009 (766)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Bristol increased by 1,523 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol UK 2013 1,523 114,240 2012 1,378 105,356 Record Year 2007 (3,047) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Bristol during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 850 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bristol UK 2013 850 57,352 2012 497 41,441 Record Year 2007 (1,255) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 378 269 203 Net growth in 2012 270 95 132 Record Year 2007 (552) 2007 (387) 2008 (388)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 1.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bristol 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.3% 2009 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (2.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Bristol 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.3% 2010 1.3% 2009 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (1.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% % change 7.0% 2.1% -2.0% Record Year 1982 (2.1%) 2007 (2.0%) 1971 (2.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Bristol was 2008 when 29.1% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 2007 when 28.8% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Bristol in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRISTOL 2.37% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 2.06% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTING 1.95% CONSULTANCY 3.41% CONSULTANCY 1.28% PROPERTY 2.48% (BRISTOL) 1.09% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.81% BUILDING 0.84% DESIGN 1.79% IT 0.78% LONDON 1.77% CONSULTANTS 0.72% BUSINESS 1.77% WEST 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.68% DESIGN 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% BUSINESS 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.62% GLOBAL 1.59% SOUTH 0.62% MEDIA 1.57% CARE 0.62% CARE 1.55% MEDIA 0.61% J 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% IT 1.40% ELECTRICAL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.40% TRADING 0.52% M 1.26% S 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% SOLAR 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.19% HOUSE 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.18% ENTERPRISES 0.47% CAPITAL 1.16% PROPERTIES 0.45% TRAINING 1.16%
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 3,416 257,517 99999 - Dormant Company 959 44,817 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 503 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 475 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 393 25,583 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 215 17,095 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 199 24,324 62090 - Other information technology service activities 179 12,578 41100 - Development of building projects 147 8,876 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 147 7,871 62012 - Business and domestic software development 130 8,590 74990 - Non-trading company 120 14,303 86900 - Other human health activities 120 8,687 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 118 7,212 98000 - Residents property management 96 4,626 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 96 7,793 43210 - Electrical installation 93 5,611 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 87 6,771 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 82 5,319 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 82 5,665
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