Bournemouth, Dorset

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2010)

    A total of 294 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BournemouthUK
    2010294105,137
    200922991,034
    % change28.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201081107106
    New companies in 2009667093
    % change22.7%52.9%14.0%
    Record Year2008 (135)2005 (112)2007 (483)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 242 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BournemouthUK
    201024282,677
    2009241108,060
    % change0.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (242) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20105473115
    Closed companies in 20095248141
    % change3.8%52.1%-18%
    Record Year2007 (83)2008 (84)2009 (141)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 52 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BournemouthUK
    20105222,460
    2009-12-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20102734-9
    Net growth in 20091422-48
    Record Year2008 (70)2005 (70)2007 (403)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bournemouth
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change13.8%30.9%-5.3%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1967 (1.2%)1961 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.37%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    RTM1.39%CONSULTING4.60%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.15%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.03%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING0.97%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%TRADING1.93%
    (BOURNEMOUTH)0.85%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ROAD0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    STONE0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MCCARTHY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CARE0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    DESIGN0.61%J1.48%
    GLOBAL0.61%LONDON1.45%
    SILLY0.61%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUSINESS0.55%GROUP1.37%
    HOUSE0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    TRADING0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    CLEANING0.49%CARE1.33%
    SOUTHERN0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%M1.28%
    PROJECTS0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENERGY0.49%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied853228,645
    7487 - Other business activities14774,904
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities819,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities6110,331
    98000 - Residents property management583,892
    99999 - Dormant Company5213,808
    9999 - Dormant Company4819,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4326,974
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering439,325
    9305 - Other service activities359,038
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply339,659
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3117,003
    9800 - Residents Property Management292,185
    62090 - Other information technology service activities276,340
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2614,007
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate234,131
    7499 - Non-trading company2315,398
    7011 - Development & sell real estate225,300
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified218,154
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult212,843

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07126261 SKYSURFER LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07123882 TELEVISION GUARD LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07118955 CLAIRVIC LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07126267 BROODY FOODY LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07122105 ITAN CORPORATION LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07117269 TRIANGLE HYDROPONICS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07117626 WAVP LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07116687 FLASHDASH LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07123239 LEXICAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    OC351896 BEEP INK LLP 30 Jan 2010
    07126145 THE BABY SHACK LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07127748 PROFESSIONAL MOTORS LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07120375 NEWSTEAD ESTATE & LETTING AGENTS LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07120210 ALLENS HEATING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07115548 AMMTEK LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07116524 SHOEPERMART LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07139581 SOLARVERSE LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07128891 A.T. MEDICAL LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07127631 AC (VERWOOD) SERVICES LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07127335 TRIPLE OAK PROJECTS LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07122668 ESMERALDA CLUSTERBOTTOM'S FANTASTIC EMPORIUM LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07116958 AOFA LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07116910 THINK HOMES (UK) LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07120810 FRESH FLORAL DESIGN LTD 09 Jan 2010
    07127590 LATIN QUATER (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED 16 Jan 2010