Bristol, Bristol
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 1,899 companies were registered in Bristol during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bristol UK 2014 1,899 150,722 2013 1,741 134,802 % change 9.1% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 615 597 687 New companies in 2013 533 557 651 % change 15.4% 7.2% 5.5% Record Year 2014 (615) 2007 (767) 2007 (1,207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 1,074 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bristol UK 2014 1,074 82,370 2013 1,068 77,914 % change 0.6% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (1,597) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 324 343 407 Closed companies in 2013 449 293 326 % change -27.8% 17.1% 25% Record Year 2011 (456) 2010 (444) 2009 (1,072)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Bristol during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 825 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bristol UK 2014 825 68,352 2013 673 56,888 Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 291 254 280 Net growth in 2013 84 264 325 Record Year 2008 (311) 2007 (544) 2007 (953)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bristol 2014 1.3% 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% UK formation share in 2013 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% % change 8.0% -1.0% -11.9% Record Year 2008 (1.8%) 1989 (7.4%) 1989 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 2008 when 29.9% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRISTOL 2.58% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 2.23% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 2.20% CONSULTANCY 3.49% (BRISTOL) 1.36% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.22% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 1.16% LONDON 1.88% CARE 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.86% CARE 1.79% DESIGN 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.82% DESIGN 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.73% WEST 0.69% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.60% IT 0.64% GLOBAL 1.58% INVESTMENTS 0.60% J 1.48% BUILDING 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SOUTH 0.58% MEDIA 1.48% J 0.57% IT 1.33% M 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.30% MEDIA 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ENGINEERING 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% TRANSPORT 0.51% M 1.21% ASSOCIATES 0.51% CAPITAL 1.20% ROAD 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 3,587 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 1,005 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 532 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 529 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 399 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 250 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 234 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 181 12,813 41100 - Development of building projects 153 9,855 74990 - Non-trading company 145 14,135 62012 - Business and domestic software development 133 9,509 86900 - Other human health activities 130 10,273 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 129 8,155 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 129 9,284 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 125 9,358 56101 - Licensed restaurants 89 7,965 98000 - Residents property management 88 4,832 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 87 7,313 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 86 6,559 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 85 5,876
Recent Companies
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