Business Services in Bristol

Bristol Company Scorecard

Out of Bristol's 79,974 total incorporated companies, 5,418 were formed in the last 12 months.

Bristol's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Bristol include the 5,567 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 4,319 companies working in real estate activities, and 4,271 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 118 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 117 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 28 active companies.

Company Trends in Bristol

Looking at the big changes in Bristol's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 7.52% of active businesses, a total of 2,922 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.25% of active businesses in Bristol, a change of 77% from the 1.84% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.08% of Bristol's active companies.

Notable changes in Bristol's business sectors include a rise of 39% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 18% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 12% in activities of households as employers.