Bournemouth, Dorset
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 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 2012)
A total of 379 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 379 131,491 2011 368 116,391 % change 3.0% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 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 2012 110 133 136 New companies in 2011 104 121 143 % change 5.8% 9.9% -4.9% Record Year 2008 (135) 2012 (133) 2007 (483)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 185 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 185 67,576 2011 225 90,987 % change -17.8% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (242) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 57 65 63 Closed companies in 2011 82 69 74 % change -30.5% -5.8% -15% Record Year 2007 (83) 2008 (84) 2009 (141)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 194 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 194 63,915 2011 143 25,404 Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 53 68 73 Net growth in 2011 22 52 69 Record Year 2008 (70) 2005 (70) 2007 (403)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bournemouth 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -9.3% -6.0% -11.0% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1967 (1.2%) 1961 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.14% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.84% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BOURNEMOUTH 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 0.99% TRADING 2.07% IT 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.86% DORSET 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTIES 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.79% FREEHOLD 0.60% BUSINESS 1.73% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.55% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.55% J 1.54% ROAD 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRADING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% HOME 0.50% IT 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.50% CARE 1.34% ENERGY 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOUSE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.45% M 1.27% SOLAR 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% IN 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% CAPITAL 0.40% S 1.20% PRODUCTIONS 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 509 216,665 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 112 14,303 7487 - Other business activities 110 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 82 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 54 18,617 98000 - Residents property management 53 3,050 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 7,154 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 13,637 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 34 3,448 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 26 8,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 6,934 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 24 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 23 4,984 9800 - Residents Property Management 22 1,397 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 21 3,072 86900 - Other human health activities 21 5,066
Recent Companies
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