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

  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 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)BristolUK
    20141,899150,722
    20131,741134,802
    % change9.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014615597687
    New companies in 2013533557651
    % change15.4%7.2%5.5%
    Record Year2014 (615)2007 (767)2007 (1,207)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BristolUK
    20141,07482,370
    20131,06877,914
    % change0.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,597) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014324343407
    Closed companies in 2013449293326
    % change-27.8%17.1%25%
    Record Year2011 (456)2010 (444)2009 (1,072)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BristolUK
    201482568,352
    201367356,888
    Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014291254280
    Net growth in 201384264325
    Record Year2008 (311)2007 (544)2007 (953)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20141.3%
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20141.3%1.2%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20131.2%1.3%1.4%
    % change8.0%-1.0%-11.9%
    Record Year2008 (1.8%)1989 (7.4%)1989 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRISTOL2.58%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING2.23%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT2.20%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    (BRISTOL)1.36%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY1.16%LONDON1.88%
    CARE0.90%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.86%CARE1.79%
    DESIGN0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%DESIGN1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    WEST0.69%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    IT0.64%GLOBAL1.58%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.59%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SOUTH0.58%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.57%IT1.33%
    M0.55%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MEDIA0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENGINEERING0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    TRANSPORT0.51%M1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    ROAD0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,587280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company1,00547,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified53256,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management52937,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities39927,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified25026,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified23418,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities18112,813
    41100 - Development of building projects1539,855
    74990 - Non-trading company14514,135
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1339,509
    86900 - Other human health activities13010,273
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1298,155
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1299,284
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1259,358
    56101 - Licensed restaurants897,965
    98000 - Residents property management884,832
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities877,313
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings866,559
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified855,876

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920879 SABANA FILMS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08925286 BRISTOL AEROSPACE LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08927693 KATHMANDU (BRISTOL) LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08935931 ECHO OF VOICES LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08936932 EVERLINK LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08937706 DT RENTALS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08941055 VIGET VENTURES LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943011 AGILENT CONSULTING LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08949417 HAPPIOUR LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08954515 BRITEHIRE LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08959160 CLEARHEAD LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08959965 BEST OF INFORMATION LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08964012 BOMBAY NIGHTS LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08966629 JJW PRODUCTIONS LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08967711 A-B-SEE LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08937982 FI REAL LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940142 DAVE KUBAK LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08940799 INTERCOLLABORATOR VERSATILE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08952703 245 STAPLETON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08957335 TIN BRISTOL LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08962182 KARMAN GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08962358 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REVIEW LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08918625 THE WELLBEING PARTNERSHIP C.I.C. 03 Mar 2014
    08929443 N & B RIGGING LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08937690 JAMAICAN DINER LTD 13 Mar 2014