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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

  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 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)BournemouthUK
    2012379131,491
    2011368116,391
    % change3.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012110133136
    New companies in 2011104121143
    % change5.8%9.9%-4.9%
    Record Year2008 (135)2012 (133)2007 (483)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BournemouthUK
    201218567,576
    201122590,987
    % change-17.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (242) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012576563
    Closed companies in 2011826974
    % change-30.5%-5.8%-15%
    Record Year2007 (83)2008 (84)2009 (141)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BournemouthUK
    201219463,915
    201114325,404
    Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012536873
    Net growth in 2011225269
    Record Year2008 (70)2005 (70)2007 (403)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-9.3%-6.0%-11.0%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1967 (1.2%)1961 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.14%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.84%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.34%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY0.99%TRADING2.07%
    IT0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DORSET0.65%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTIES0.60%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    FREEHOLD0.60%BUSINESS1.73%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDIA0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.55%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.55%J1.54%
    ROAD0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADING0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    HOME0.50%IT1.40%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%CARE1.34%
    ENERGY0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HOUSE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%M1.27%
    SOLAR0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    IN0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    CAPITAL0.40%S1.20%
    PRODUCTIONS0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied509216,665
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11214,303
    7487 - Other business activities11052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company8225,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6635,233
    9999 - Dormant Company5418,617
    98000 - Residents property management533,050
    7260 - Other computer related activities457,154
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3819,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3513,637
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis343,448
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2712,113
    9305 - Other service activities268,818
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply256,934
    62090 - Other information technology service activities258,145
    7499 - Non-trading company249,102
    41100 - Development of building projects234,984
    9800 - Residents Property Management221,397
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate213,072
    86900 - Other human health activities215,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07937986 DATA INFINITY LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939322 OPER8 LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07946030 ANA'S CATERING LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07949911 WORLD CHOICE EDUCATION LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07959066 HAPLO LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959490 DUARTE MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07967481 BLUE EXCEL LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07970288 CARVE BOARD SPORTS LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07934394 BEECHFIELD FREEHOLD LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07940985 HOWL AGENCY LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07944705 KIRBY BENNETT MILLS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07957853 ST. DOMINGO LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07969855 PROTECTION ACTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07932194 SLICK EVENTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07965461 CULT DEMAND LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07955369 PLATINUM MEDIA PUBLISHING LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07935192 KUDOS FRAMING LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07963490 FIZZY DOTS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07939235 AMBERWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07947464 DIGITAL HOME CARE LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07956283 ENGENIUS TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957957 HASP TRAINING LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07937231 MB NETWORK LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07940382 DIVINE CLINIC LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07947782 KRONFOL MARINE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012