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Bournemouth, Dorset

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 350 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 26.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BournemouthUK
    2011350114,512
    2010276101,492
    % change26.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (350) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011120111119
    New companies in 20101017897
    % change18.8%42.3%22.7%
    Record Year2007 (122)2011 (111)2011 (119)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 225 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BournemouthUK
    201122572,230
    201026387,705
    % change-14.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2008 (332) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011659565
    Closed companies in 20101008776
    % change-35.0%9.2%-14%
    Record Year2010 (100)2008 (286)2009 (134)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 125 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BournemouthUK
    201112542,282
    20101313,787
    Record Year 2003 (146) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011551654
    Net growth in 20101-921
    Record Year2008 (87)2003 (53)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bournemouth
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change8.7%19.8%10.8%
    Record Year1972 (1.1%)1966 (1.0%)1960 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    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 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.31%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT2.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.79%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.63%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY1.05%TRADING2.06%
    FREEHOLD0.79%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    IT0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.63%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    ROAD0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (BOURNEMOUTH)0.58%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.53%J1.47%
    MARKETING0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    RTM0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DORSET0.53%CARE1.42%
    TRADING0.47%IT1.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    CARE0.47%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TRADE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SOLAR0.47%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%ENERGY1.22%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.47%TRAINING1.21%
    SOUTH0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied505204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12765,177
    9999 - Dormant Company6422,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6110,137
    99999 - Dormant Company5418,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5429,245
    98000 - Residents property management512,664
    7260 - Other computer related activities508,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply348,345
    9305 - Other service activities3210,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3214,755
    7499 - Non-trading company2611,543
    62090 - Other information technology service activities266,798
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2415,760
    9800 - Residents Property Management231,676
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis212,929
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering196,321
    41100 - Development of building projects183,697
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract172,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07762076 AJS PAVING LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07762648 SIMPLE IS USABILITY LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07764397 R8 LONDON LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07766339 QUANTUM GP LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07770317 ACEAPP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07770804 PREMIER CREW TRAINING LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771486 HJORTER CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07772025 CONNECTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07776798 CHANCEGATE LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07780872 MOODALEY CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780875 CODE RIGHT LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07791150 SONUSLUX LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07791750 BLUE SEA FINANCIAL LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07760805 MILESBUILD LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07765306 REDROCK COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07775255 ORAM MOSS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07777625 THOMPSON MCARDELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07772741 SEAMLESS HR LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07788424 BIG STAR LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07772119 WEB DECISIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07783175 N ROGALA LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07787109 NO. 1 SOUTH AFRICAN SHOP LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07774707 AJR COMMS LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07792594 TECHNOVATORS LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07762407 KNOLE HALL FREEHOLD LIMITED 05 Sep 2011