Bournemouth, Dorset

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 276 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BournemouthUK
    2010276101,492
    200928494,671
    % change-2.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (285) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20101017897
    New companies in 2009899897
    % change13.5%-20.4%0.0%
    Record Year2007 (122)2009 (98)2009 (97)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 263 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BournemouthUK
    201026387,705
    2009313159,401
    % change-16.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2008 (332) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20101008776
    Closed companies in 200965114134
    % change53.8%-23.7%-43%
    Record Year2010 (100)2008 (286)2009 (134)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BournemouthUK
    20101313,787
    2009-29-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (146) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101-921
    Net growth in 200924-16-37
    Record Year2008 (87)2003 (53)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bournemouth
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change5.6%-27.8%-4.1%
    Record Year1972 (1.1%)1966 (1.0%)1960 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.02%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    RTM1.57%CONSULTING4.99%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.15%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.15%TRADING2.04%
    (BOURNEMOUTH)0.97%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ROAD0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.78%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DORSET0.60%LONDON1.59%
    BUSINESS0.60%ENGINEERING1.59%
    IT0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.54%CARE1.44%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%J1.44%
    HOUSE0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CATERING0.48%GLOBAL1.42%
    CARE0.48%IT1.35%
    COURT0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    K0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SOUTHERN0.48%M1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CAR0.42%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied510202,902
    7487 - Other business activities13069,802
    9999 - Dormant Company6521,484
    98000 - Residents property management603,273
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities598,292
    99999 - Dormant Company5514,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities528,967
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4225,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3414,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply348,183
    9305 - Other service activities339,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities285,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering257,634
    9800 - Residents Property Management241,908
    7499 - Non-trading company1913,408
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1813,161
    86900 - Other human health activities183,361
    41100 - Development of building projects173,688
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate173,631
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07386304 JON HARRISON (PLANNING) LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07385295 QUINN AND CO LETTING AGENTS (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07381082 ORCHID HOTEL BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380262 SOURCE NOW RECRUITMENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380114 FRACAR ENTERPRISES LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07375638 MIDAS EXPLORATION LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07369880 GO2GROCERY LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07363890 CLIMATEQ LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07367955 ACORN ONLINE MARKETING LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07393455 WE DESIGN LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07383664 CANFORD VENTURES LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07389137 CSO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07380146 INVENTORIES AHEAD UK LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07364454 LOCALNET SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07391137 CREST HOME PRESERVATION LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07372706 ASHRIDGE COURT (BEXHILL) LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07365594 SMART MUSIC LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07386972 BESPOKE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07378748 GLOBAL BIOFUELS TRADING (UK) LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07369506 DEOS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07366006 ISEE SUPERMARKET LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07391057 GREENSTAR PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07375384 MAC CARPET CLEANERS LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07374694 BJC CAR SALES LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374554 AX OFFICE SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Sep 2010