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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bournemouth UK 2010 294 105,137 2009 229 91,034 % change 28.4% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 81 107 106 New companies in 2009 66 70 93 % change 22.7% 52.9% 14.0% Record Year 2008 (135) 2005 (112) 2007 (483)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bournemouth UK 2010 242 82,677 2009 241 108,060 % change 0.4% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (242) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 54 73 115 Closed companies in 2009 52 48 141 % change 3.8% 52.1% -18% Record Year 2007 (83) 2008 (84) 2009 (141)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bournemouth UK 2010 52 22,460 2009 -12 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 27 34 -9 Net growth in 2009 14 22 -48 Record Year 2008 (70) 2005 (70) 2007 (403)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 13.8% 30.9% -5.3% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1967 (1.2%) 1961 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.37% MANAGEMENT 5.01% RTM 1.39% CONSULTING 4.60% BOURNEMOUTH 1.15% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTING 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.85% TRADING 1.93% (BOURNEMOUTH) 0.85% DESIGN 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ROAD 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% STONE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% MCCARTHY 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CARE 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.54% DESIGN 0.61% J 1.48% GLOBAL 0.61% LONDON 1.45% SILLY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.45% BUSINESS 0.55% GROUP 1.37% HOUSE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.35% TRADING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% CLEANING 0.49% CARE 1.33% SOUTHERN 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.49% M 1.28% PROJECTS 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% ENERGY 0.49% S 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 853 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 147 74,904 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 81 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 61 10,331 98000 - Residents property management 58 3,892 99999 - Dormant Company 52 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 48 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 26,974 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 43 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 35 9,038 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 33 9,659 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 17,003 9800 - Residents Property Management 29 2,185 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 6,340 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 14,007 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 4,131 7499 - Non-trading company 23 15,398 7011 - Development & sell real estate 22 5,300 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 8,154 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 21 2,843
Recent Companies
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