Bristol, Bristol
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 2,072 companies were registered in Bristol during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bristol UK 2015 2,072 161,156 2014 1,899 150,722 % change 9.1% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (2,575) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 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 2015 667 606 799 New companies in 2014 615 597 687 % change 8.5% 1.5% 16.3% Record Year 2015 (667) 2007 (767) 2007 (1,207)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,163 companies were dissolved in Bristol during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bristol UK 2015 1,163 89,523 2014 1,074 82,370 % change 8.3% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (1,597) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 287 439 437 Closed companies in 2014 324 343 407 % change -11.4% 28.0% 7% Record Year 2011 (456) 2010 (444) 2009 (1,072)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Bristol during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 909 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bristol UK 2015 909 71,633 2014 825 68,352 Record Year 2007 (1,792) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bristol when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 380 167 362 Net growth in 2014 291 254 280 Record Year 2015 (380) 2007 (544) 2007 (953)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Bristol formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bristol 2015 1.3% 2014 1.3% 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (4.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% UK formation share in 2014 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% % change 6.4% -6.5% 6.0% Record Year 2008 (1.8%) 1989 (7.4%) 1989 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bristol was in 2008 when 29.9% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Bristol in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.65% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.65% MANAGEMENT 4.56% BRISTOL 2.36% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.82% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 1.13% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% (BRISTOL) 1.08% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 0.93% ENGINEERING 2.12% DESIGN 0.89% LONDON 1.91% CARE 0.86% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENGINEERING 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.76% TRANSPORT 0.75% DESIGN 1.65% WEST 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDIA 0.65% CO., 1.58% IT 0.64% J 1.55% J 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.54% SOUTH 0.59% BUSINESS 1.49% ROAD 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CO 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% BUILDING 0.56% BUILDING 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% IT 1.30% HOUSE 0.53% MEDIA 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.52% M 1.27%
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 3,566 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 974 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 602 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 486 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 413 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 257 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 239 19,098 74990 - Non-trading company 184 13,794 41100 - Development of building projects 182 11,863 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 168 11,600 86900 - Other human health activities 163 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 161 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 144 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 142 10,200 49410 - Freight transport by road 137 12,485 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 128 9,080 56101 - Licensed restaurants 116 8,909 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 102 7,797 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 102 8,607 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 100 7,682
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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