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

  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 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)BournemouthUK
    2012387118,868
    2011350114,512
    % change10.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (387) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012135133119
    New companies in 2011120111119
    % change12.5%19.8%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (135)2012 (133)2011 (119)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BournemouthUK
    201219074,772
    201122572,230
    % change-15.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (332) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012608347
    Closed companies in 2011659565
    % change-7.7%-12.6%-28%
    Record Year2010 (100)2008 (286)2009 (134)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BournemouthUK
    201219744,096
    201112542,282
    Record Year 2012 (197) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012755072
    Net growth in 2011551654
    Record Year2008 (87)2003 (53)2012 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change1.0%20.8%-1.1%
    Record Year1972 (1.1%)1966 (1.0%)1960 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.87%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.78%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BOURNEMOUTH0.89%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN0.75%TRADING2.08%
    IT0.75%DESIGN1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CO0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%BUSINESS1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.53%MEDIA1.67%
    FINANCIAL0.53%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.49%J1.55%
    HOUSE0.49%GLOBAL1.53%
    DORSET0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MEDIA0.49%IT1.43%
    NAIL0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    FREEHOLD0.44%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.44%M1.27%
    GLOBAL0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    SUPPORT0.40%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ROAD0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.40%S1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.40%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied883331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13514,774
    99999 - Dormant Company7925,035
    7487 - Other business activities7835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5833,677
    98000 - Residents property management462,786
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4419,425
    9999 - Dormant Company3812,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3613,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities344,979
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis283,160
    62012 - Business and domestic software development234,584
    41100 - Development of building projects234,965
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply214,997
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate194,294
    9305 - Other service activities186,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,869
    7499 - Non-trading company176,164
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings163,086
    7414 - Business & management consultancy168,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08129399 ARTIFICIAL LAWN TRADE DEPOT LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08132031 XCEEDALL LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08134380 JULES OAK LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08139065 EMERGENCY PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142450 FLETCHER-WILLIAMS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08149763 PERALON CONSULTING LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08156317 DANARTIE DESIGNS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08159075 GET ON 2 I.T LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159691 LILLYBLUE CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160681 SITECONA LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162600 MEGAWARNE CONSULTING LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08125951 BRAND CRAIC LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126435 DIGITS PRODUCTION LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08133871 KUPER DOLPHIN LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08141531 PURBECK JOINER LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08163201 GLADE FREEHOLD LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08127207 THE OASIS CONCEPT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08125714 PLATINUM MEDIA PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08133236 CLOTHES EXPOSURE LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08136307 MARCASA LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137270 JAMES WINSON (BUILDING CONTRACTOR) LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08134855 JT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08143542 JUST THE TICKET.CO.UK LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146776 MAD ASS UK LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08140838 MICHAEL BURTON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012