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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bournemouth UK 2011 368 116,391 2010 294 105,137 % change 25.2% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 104 121 143 New companies in 2010 81 107 106 % change 28.4% 13.1% 34.9% Record Year 2008 (135) 2011 (121) 2007 (483)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bournemouth UK 2011 225 90,986 2010 242 82,677 % change -7.0% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (242) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 82 69 74 Closed companies in 2010 54 73 115 % change 51.9% -5.5% -36% Record Year 2007 (83) 2008 (84) 2009 (141)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bournemouth UK 2011 143 25,405 2010 52 22,460 Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 22 52 69 Net growth in 2010 27 34 -9 Record Year 2008 (70) 2005 (70) 2007 (403)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 10.8% -0.6% 28.7% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1967 (1.2%) 1961 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.79% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.97% BOURNEMOUTH 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.14% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 1.08% TRADING 2.10% ROAD 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.92% RTM 0.80% BUSINESS 1.87% FREEHOLD 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% DESIGN 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.63% MEDIA 1.69% DORSET 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.61% (BOURNEMOUTH) 0.63% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.57% CARE 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% J 1.45% COURT 0.57% GLOBAL 1.44% MARKETING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PARK 0.57% IT 1.41% INVESTMENTS 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% FOR 0.51% M 1.30% BUILDING 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.28% C 0.46% S 1.24% SUPPLY 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% L 0.46% SYSTEMS 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 503 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 114 60,968 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 66 10,246 9999 - Dormant Company 60 19,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 56 30,253 98000 - Residents property management 55 3,154 99999 - Dormant Company 47 18,336 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 6,996 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 12,916 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 7,000 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 16,150 9305 - Other service activities 25 8,740 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 22 3,220 41100 - Development of building projects 22 3,921 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 10,085 9800 - Residents Property Management 20 1,503 86900 - Other human health activities 19 4,092 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 3,895 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 6,183
Recent Companies
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