Bristol, Bristol

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,888 companies were registered in Bristol during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BristolUK
    20141,888143,414
    20131,721132,684
    % change9.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (1,888) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014667571650
    New companies in 2013592513616
    % change12.7%11.3%5.5%
    Record Year2014 (667)2006 (592)2014 (650)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 1,208 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BristolUK
    20141,208101,670
    20131,07086,170
    % change12.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bristol when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014458294456
    Closed companies in 2013341317412
    % change34.3%-7.3%11%
    Record Year2014 (458)2008 (800)2009 (1,587)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Bristol during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 680 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BristolUK
    201468041,744
    201365146,514
    Record Year 2006 (996) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014209277194
    Net growth in 2013251196204
    Record Year2008 (426)2006 (336)2006 (366)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bristol
    20141.3%
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20141.3%1.3%1.3%
    UK formation share in 20131.3%1.2%1.4%
    % change2.4%6.1%-3.2%
    Record Year1980 (2.1%)1981 (2.2%)2007 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.5.

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

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Bristol in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.64%CONSULTING5.17%
    BRISTOL2.54%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT2.41%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.57%PROPERTY2.62%
    (BRISTOL)1.38%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY1.02%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DESIGN0.94%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.89%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%CARE1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%DESIGN1.70%
    WEST0.69%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.68%BUSINESS1.62%
    BUSINESS0.66%J1.53%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    J0.65%GLOBAL1.51%
    IT0.65%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDIA0.60%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%MEDIA1.38%
    ROAD0.55%CO.,1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    SOUTH0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    M0.51%IT1.30%
    TRADING0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,544278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company1,03448,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management55940,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified50857,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities39129,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified25828,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified23418,890
    74990 - Non-trading company17514,006
    41100 - Development of building projects17010,604
    62090 - Other information technology service activities16912,795
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate14510,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1439,675
    86900 - Other human health activities13611,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1359,914
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1178,501
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1098,546
    49410 - Freight transport by road1099,960
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings1097,151
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities967,401
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles925,335

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110396 AKANDASAMY LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112649 THAT AK FEELING LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09113757 WIZU LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115277 VLOF LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09119926 ACCA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122426 IMRANWEB LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09125131 DESIGN-SMART CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09125421 BLACK SWAN SOCIAL VENTURES LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09127221 GALLERIES COMPUTING LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09129766 SIMON SLATER CONSULTING LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09131064 WESTON SAM CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09136116 LOCAFIZZ OPS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09139474 ADVANCED HEALTH BRISTOL LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09140178 JODANA LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141110 LISA BOUSTEAD PR LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141217 ALEXANDRE RHIE LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09144898 MEAN BEAR LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09144973 SJH DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09145040 GALANTOS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09145979 VOUCHERCLOUD LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09146019 ZEITGEIST ANALYTICS LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09147162 ZT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09149125 OAKWOOD AGENCY LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150149 LDC (FAR GOSFORD) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153920 MF NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jul 2014