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Bournemouth, Dorset

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 368 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BournemouthUK
    2011368116,391
    2010294105,137
    % change25.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011104121143
    New companies in 201081107106
    % change28.4%13.1%34.9%
    Record Year2008 (135)2011 (121)2007 (483)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 225 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BournemouthUK
    201122590,986
    201024282,677
    % change-7.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (242) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011826974
    Closed companies in 20105473115
    % change51.9%-5.5%-36%
    Record Year2007 (83)2008 (84)2009 (141)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 143 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BournemouthUK
    201114325,405
    20105222,460
    Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011225269
    Net growth in 20102734-9
    Record Year2008 (70)2005 (70)2007 (403)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bournemouth
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change10.8%-0.6%28.7%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1967 (1.2%)1961 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    23.8% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.79%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.82%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.20%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.08%TRADING2.10%
    ROAD0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.80%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    RTM0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    FREEHOLD0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DESIGN0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    DORSET0.63%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (BOURNEMOUTH)0.63%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.57%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%J1.45%
    COURT0.57%GLOBAL1.44%
    MARKETING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PARK0.57%IT1.41%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    FOR0.51%M1.30%
    BUILDING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    C0.46%S1.24%
    SUPPLY0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    L0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied503202,798
    7487 - Other business activities11460,968
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6610,246
    9999 - Dormant Company6019,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5630,253
    98000 - Residents property management553,154
    99999 - Dormant Company4718,336
    7260 - Other computer related activities407,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities316,996
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,916
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply307,000
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2516,150
    9305 - Other service activities258,740
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis223,220
    41100 - Development of building projects223,921
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2210,085
    9800 - Residents Property Management201,503
    86900 - Other human health activities194,092
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate193,895
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering196,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508720 ENVOBI LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07508363 HANKINSON CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07506107 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07501478 EB97CLD CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499370 MAID2CLEAN SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07494784 COFFEE L'AMOUR LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07494491 AMO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07484190 MOOGI LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482313 PAP WORLDWIDE LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07497265 HURN RECYCLING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07484722 SHIKKA LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07497946 INNOVACORE LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07494368 LOGAN CARPETS AND FLOORING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07482063 NO. 6 RACING LTD. 05 Jan 2011
    07509999 DYNAMIC ENERGIES (UK) LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07492557 CAM BOWN LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07484344 ABLE BUILDING AND CARPENTRY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07505897 TRADE PRICE SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07510284 RAZORS R US LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509063 INVENTORYCLERKDOTCOM LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07508207 APOLLO STUDIOS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07497700 THE JAM & SPICE COMPANY LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496764 FIFTYONE02 MEDIA SALES LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07485761 GTH BUILDING LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07499013 BRANKSOME LEISURE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011