Download PDF version

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
    07581534 OCEAN BLUE (BOURNEMOUTH) LTD. 29 Mar 2011
    07579982 THE RIDGE MANAGEMENT LTD. 28 Mar 2011
    07578028 AFR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07571142 CALEDONIAN COURT (BOURNEMOUTH) MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07569522 SAMSON AND SAMSON LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07558811 KHOE SAN LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07557751 REDROH LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07557487 Q7 SOFTWARE LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07556180 DXPO CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07551181 MBN SITE SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07580205 PIMLICO PUBLISHING LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07576829 JWT (SOUTH) LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07570750 CHASE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570495 COASTAL CLASSICS LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07560490 DORSET SOLAR LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07551288 AUTO RECRUITMENT LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07582570 TOMATO FROG PRODUCTIONS LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07581543 CORAL COURT FREEHOLD LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07562977 R&B AUTOS (BMTH) LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07557648 PERSONAL ASSISTANT CARING AND MENTORING SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07579507 PURBECK ADVENTURES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07581805 APPLEMORE CLEANING SERVICES LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07556750 ISPIRATO MUSIC LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07575222 KAMMVAR LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07574770 SQ ITECH SUPPORT LTD 23 Mar 2011