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
    08873206 NSGM LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873830 CARBOMEC LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08880431 APPLICATION FACILITATION SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08886114 PHILIP LLOYD LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08894415 DOBBY & HAGRID IMPORTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895966 LDC (CAUSEWAYEND) LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08896444 RAFIQ HUSSAIN LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08897082 KG COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08900288 OTIUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902435 PREDRAG GVOZDENOVIC LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08916748 TALENT WING LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08916757 TUDOR WILLIAMS CONSULTING LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08897129 FORCE 1 CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08897969 AFLAH ACADEMY LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08901014 INTIMIS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08910598 PV49 LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08883458 THE BRISTOL SANDWICH COMPANY LTD. 10 Feb 2014
    08885024 BSC PYME LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08899172 BRISTOL SPORTS MEDICINE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08900997 &ANDB LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08909434 M-SEC FIRE & SECURITY LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08910818 IGNITE PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERS LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08912252 ALEKSANDAR RUSINOV LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08893102 ACUTE CLEAN LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08901036 FIREBEE INDUSTRIAL LTD 18 Feb 2014