Bournemouth, Dorset
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 387 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 387 118,868 2011 350 114,512 % change 10.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (387) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 135 133 119 New companies in 2011 120 111 119 % change 12.5% 19.8% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (135) 2012 (133) 2011 (119)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 190 74,772 2011 225 72,230 % change -15.6% 3.5% Record Year 2008 (332) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 60 83 47 Closed companies in 2011 65 95 65 % change -7.7% -12.6% -28% Record Year 2010 (100) 2008 (286) 2009 (134)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 197 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 197 44,096 2011 125 42,282 Record Year 2012 (197) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 75 50 72 Net growth in 2011 55 16 54 Record Year 2008 (87) 2003 (53) 2012 (72)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bournemouth 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 1.0% 20.8% -1.1% Record Year 1972 (1.1%) 1966 (1.0%) 1960 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.87% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BOURNEMOUTH 0.89% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 0.80% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.75% TRADING 2.08% IT 0.75% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% CO 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.62% BUSINESS 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUILDING 0.53% MEDIA 1.67% FINANCIAL 0.53% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTIES 0.49% J 1.55% HOUSE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.53% DORSET 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MEDIA 0.49% IT 1.43% NAIL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% FREEHOLD 0.44% CARE 1.32% TRADING 0.44% M 1.27% GLOBAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% SUPPORT 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ROAD 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.40% S 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.40% SECURITY 1.16%
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 883 331,455 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 135 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 79 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 78 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 33,677 98000 - Residents property management 46 2,786 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 38 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 13,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 34 4,979 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 28 3,160 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 4,584 41100 - Development of building projects 23 4,965 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 4,997 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 4,294 9305 - Other service activities 18 6,142 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 7,869 7499 - Non-trading company 17 6,164 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 16 3,086 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 8,437
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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