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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bristol UK 2014 1,888 143,414 2013 1,721 132,684 % change 9.7% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (1,888) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 667 571 650 New companies in 2013 592 513 616 % change 12.7% 11.3% 5.5% Record Year 2014 (667) 2006 (592) 2014 (650)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bristol UK 2014 1,208 101,670 2013 1,070 86,170 % change 12.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (2,579) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 458 294 456 Closed companies in 2013 341 317 412 % change 34.3% -7.3% 11% Record Year 2014 (458) 2008 (800) 2009 (1,587)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bristol UK 2014 680 41,744 2013 651 46,514 Record Year 2006 (996) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 209 277 194 Net growth in 2013 251 196 204 Record Year 2008 (426) 2006 (336) 2006 (366)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 1.3% 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (1.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% UK formation share in 2013 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% % change 2.4% 6.1% -3.2% Record Year 1980 (2.1%) 1981 (2.2%) 2007 (1.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.64% CONSULTING 5.17% BRISTOL 2.54% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 2.41% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.57% PROPERTY 2.62% (BRISTOL) 1.38% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.02% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% DESIGN 0.94% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.89% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% CARE 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.83% TRANSPORT 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.73% DESIGN 1.70% WEST 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.68% BUSINESS 1.62% BUSINESS 0.66% J 1.53% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.53% J 0.65% GLOBAL 1.51% IT 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MEDIA 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.60% MEDIA 1.38% ROAD 0.55% CO., 1.36% PROPERTIES 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% SOUTH 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% M 0.51% IT 1.30% TRADING 0.50% M 1.23%
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 3,544 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 1,034 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 559 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 508 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 391 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 258 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 234 18,890 74990 - Non-trading company 175 14,006 41100 - Development of building projects 170 10,604 62090 - Other information technology service activities 169 12,795 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 145 10,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 143 9,675 86900 - Other human health activities 136 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 135 9,914 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 117 8,501 56101 - Licensed restaurants 109 8,546 49410 - Freight transport by road 109 9,960 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 109 7,151 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 96 7,401 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 92 5,335
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09110396 AKANDASAMY LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09113757 WIZU LIMITED 03 Jul 2014 09115593 ALBAL LIMITED 03 Jul 2014 09117562 CITY I.D. HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09117660 TGDL LTD 04 Jul 2014 09119362 EMBO MARKETING LTD 07 Jul 2014 09120852 THE OLD CC LIMITED 08 Jul 2014 09121070 MT 29 LTD 08 Jul 2014 09123070 PARDOE ENGINEERING LIMITED 09 Jul 2014 09123077 JJJ CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jul 2014 09124237 SSAS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Jul 2014 09126302 SYNIT SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2014 09131064 WESTON SAM CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Jul 2014 09133851 G BARKER ACCESS LTD 16 Jul 2014 09134107 ATLANTIS MEDICAL REPORTING LTD 16 Jul 2014 09135032 SQ MEDIA LIMITED 17 Jul 2014 09135913 W11 CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Jul 2014 09136116 LOCAFIZZ OPS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014 09140690 STICKS & BROTH LIMITED 21 Jul 2014 09140788 UK-CLEANSE LIMITED 21 Jul 2014 09142192 INTEGRATED SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2014 09144973 SJH DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2014 09146517 CARE ENTERPRISES (ALBEMARLE) LIMITED 24 Jul 2014 09149019 BWCE REGISTRY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2014 09152317 AM REPORTING LTD 29 Jul 2014
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