Bristol, Bristol

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,721 companies were registered in Bristol during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BristolUK
    20131,721132,684
    20121,536118,868
    % change12.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (1,721) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013592513616
    New companies in 2012539493504
    % change9.8%4.1%22.2%
    Record Year2007 (597)2006 (592)2013 (616)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 1,070 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BristolUK
    20131,07086,170
    201299075,908
    % change8.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013341317412
    Closed companies in 2012343382265
    % change-0.6%-17.0%55%
    Record Year2010 (386)2008 (800)2009 (1,587)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Bristol during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 651 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BristolUK
    201365146,514
    201254642,960
    Record Year 2006 (996) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013251196204
    Net growth in 2012196111239
    Record Year2008 (426)2006 (336)2006 (366)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bristol
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20131.3%1.2%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.3%1.3%
    % change-1.7%-4.6%7.2%
    Record Year1980 (2.1%)1981 (2.2%)2007 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 2012 when 29.5% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Bristol in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRISTOL2.33%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.12%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.95%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.32%PROPERTY2.53%
    (BRISTOL)0.98%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.88%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.84%LONDON1.79%
    BUILDING0.77%DESIGN1.78%
    IT0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    DESIGN0.69%CARE1.64%
    CARE0.64%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ENGINEERING0.64%GLOBAL1.59%
    WEST0.64%J1.54%
    SOUTH0.62%MEDIA1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%IT1.39%
    MEDIA0.52%M1.25%
    TRADING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%CAPITAL1.19%
    PROJECT0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HOUSE0.46%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,417260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company97946,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified51154,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management50534,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities40626,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified21817,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified21525,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities18612,516
    41100 - Development of building projects1559,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1389,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1388,312
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1277,590
    74990 - Non-trading company12414,228
    86900 - Other human health activities1219,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1118,475
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities936,979
    43210 - Electrical installation895,724
    98000 - Residents property management874,680
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified875,576
    56101 - Licensed restaurants847,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671230 DEMON APATHY LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08671860 FIASCO DESIGN LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08676079 MAROKO LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08677218 NEW MODEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08681194 TARANIS AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683440 AMPLIFY SONGS 135 LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08689663 LPW HEATING LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08700254 CENTRICULAR LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08702749 VOLKAN TAKEAWAY LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704074 ATHLETES' PERFORMANCE UK LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705996 XRM CONSULTANT (UK) LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08708252 LITTLE GEMS WINE LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08709926 THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE HUB LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08710225 PRISM INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08711294 LB & LG (UK) LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08677366 ARTRAGEOUS CREATIVE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08677735 TAAKULO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08679177 JOSH (SW) LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08692507 UNION JACK TAXIS LTD. 16 Sep 2013
    08709177 POINT HEAD LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08681583 SUSTAINABUS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08691081 BLOC CLIMBING LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08704296 LIZARD HOLIDAYS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08707313 SBM CONSULTANCY (BRISTOL) LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08673555 INTEGRO CONSTRUCTION SOFTWARE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013