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

  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. 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)BristolUK
    20133,549269,432
    20123,345253,150
    % change6.1%6.4%
    Record Year2007 (4,555)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. 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)BristolUK
    20131,808134,630
    20121,589121,659
    % change13.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (1,980) 2013 (134,630)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2013703585520
    New companies in 2012552557480
    % change27.4%5.0%8.3%
    Record Year2007 (709)2007 (712)2007 (559)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    20132,026155,192
    20121,967147,794
    % change3.0%5.0%
    Record Year2009 (4,357)2009 (289,245)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. 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)BristolUK
    201395877,278
    20121,09280,218
    % change-12.3%-3.7%
    Record Year 2009 (2,760) 2009 (181,179)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2013325316317
    Closed companies in 2012282462348
    % change15.2%-31.6%-9%
    Record Year2009 (1,032)2009 (962)2009 (766)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    20131,523114,240
    20121,378105,356
    Record Year2007 (3,047)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. 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)BristolUK
    201385057,352
    201249741,441
    Record Year 2007 (1,255) 2007 (60,014)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2013378269203
    Net growth in 201227095132
    Record Year2007 (552)2007 (387)2008 (388)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.3%
    20091.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (2.3%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. 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
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.3%
    20101.3%
    20091.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20131.4%1.3%1.3%
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.3%1.3%
    % change7.0%2.1%-2.0%
    Record Year1982 (2.1%)2007 (2.0%)1971 (2.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRISTOL2.37%CONSULTING5.25%
    MANAGEMENT2.06%MANAGEMENT4.80%
    CONSULTING1.95%CONSULTANCY3.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%PROPERTY2.48%
    (BRISTOL)1.09%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.90%ENGINEERING1.81%
    BUILDING0.84%DESIGN1.79%
    IT0.78%LONDON1.77%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%BUSINESS1.77%
    WEST0.70%CONSULTANTS1.68%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.68%
    BUSINESS0.66%ASSOCIATES1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.62%GLOBAL1.59%
    SOUTH0.62%MEDIA1.57%
    CARE0.62%CARE1.55%
    MEDIA0.61%J1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%IT1.40%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.40%
    TRADING0.52%M1.26%
    S0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    SOLAR0.49%ELECTRICAL1.19%
    HOUSE0.47%ENTERPRISES1.18%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%CAPITAL1.16%
    PROPERTIES0.45%TRAINING1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,416257,517
    99999 - Dormant Company95944,817
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified50354,555
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management47533,633
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities39325,583
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified21517,095
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19924,324
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17912,578
    41100 - Development of building projects1478,876
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1477,871
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1308,590
    74990 - Non-trading company12014,303
    86900 - Other human health activities1208,687
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1187,212
    98000 - Residents property management964,626
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet967,793
    43210 - Electrical installation935,611
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities876,771
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified825,319
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings825,665

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08479519 KEVNOTEC LIMITED 09 Apr 2013
    08479573 THE V. MARKWICK SIPP 23916 LTD 09 Apr 2013
    08484663 BACKSTOP SOLUTIONS UK, LTD 11 Apr 2013
    08486115 KOSTAS KASSAPAKIS LTD 12 Apr 2013
    08487356 A RULE OF TUM LIMITED 15 Apr 2013
    08488847 USG BRANDS UK LIMITED 15 Apr 2013
    08489632 MOCLIN LTD 15 Apr 2013
    08493161 METROPOLE MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Apr 2013
    08496985 ORGANEL LIMITED 19 Apr 2013
    08497014 ALL FLEX UK LIMITED 19 Apr 2013
    08497752 JW UK PROPERTY LTD 22 Apr 2013
    08501539 MIKE BIGWOOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Apr 2013
    08503040 ROBOT ASSISTED FRACTURE SURGERY LIMITED 24 Apr 2013
    08511274 O'BRIEN TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Apr 2013
    08473167 SOUTH WEST INTERACTIVE CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Apr 2013
    08490730 CREDITON DAIRY LIMITED 16 Apr 2013
    08494710 BARSTAPLE HOUSE APARTMENTS LIMITED 18 Apr 2013
    08506364 RIGHT BANK HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Apr 2013
    08468414 VENTURETECH LIMITED 02 Apr 2013
    08478280 PRETTY DIGITAL LTD. 08 Apr 2013
    08488018 CIDERPUNK LIMITED 15 Apr 2013
    08495680 WORLD CLASS CURTAINS LIMITED 19 Apr 2013
    08495863 DSTHREE LIMITED 19 Apr 2013
    08496915 BOBBIE BURNS UPHOLSTERY LIMITED 19 Apr 2013
    08496940 WORLD CLASS FESTIVALS LIMITED 19 Apr 2013