Bournemouth, Dorset
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2012 was a record year for company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous second half year.
- Q4 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q4.
- December 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous December.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous October.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous October.
- 2012 was a record year for net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous second half year.
- Q4 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q4.
- December 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous December.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
2012 was a record year for company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any year in history.
A total of 1,614 companies were formed in Bournemouth in 2012. This total is 18.7% higher than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Bournemouth UK 2012 1,614 491,893 2011 1,360 452,870 2010 1,116 400,358 2009 1,013 362,675 2008 1,056 349,203 Record Year 2012 (1,614) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2012 a total of 794 companies were formed in Bournemouth. This figure is 17.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Bournemouth occurred in 2012 when a total of 794 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bournemouth UK 2012 794 238,743 2011 674 224,135 % change 17.8% 6.5% Record Year 2012 (794) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Q4 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 407 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 25.6% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 407 119,875 2011 324 109,623 % change 25.6% 9.4% Record Year 2012 (407) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
December 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous December.
October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 152 140 115 New companies in 2011 93 118 113 % change 63.4% 18.6% 1.8% Record Year 2012 (152) 2004 (161) 2012 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 788 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth in 2012. This total is 3.9% lower than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Bournemouth UK 2012 788 293,728 2011 820 314,524 2010 1,065 342,233 2009 1,165 533,787 2008 813 237,873 Record Year 2009 (1,165) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 376 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth. This figure is 11.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Bournemouth occurred in 2009 when a total of 563 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bournemouth UK 2012 376 145,934 2011 424 152,213 % change -11.3% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (563) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 185 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 185 70,026 2011 199 79,983 % change -7.0% -12.4% Record Year 2009 (250) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous October.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 94 64 27 Closed companies in 2011 54 69 76 % change 74.1% -7.2% -64% Record Year 2012 (94) 2009 (99) 2009 (84)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
2012 was a record year for net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any year in history.
A total of 826 companies were added to the company register for Bournemouth in 2012. This number represents growth of 60.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 286 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2012 when the Bournemouth company register grew by 826 companies.
Year Bournemouth UK 2012 826 198,165 2011 540 138,346 2010 51 58,125 2009 -152 -171,112 2008 243 111,330 Record Year 2012 (826) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The second half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Bournemouth increased by 418 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bournemouth UK 2012 418 92,809 2011 250 71,922 Record Year 2012 (418) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Q4 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q4.
Net company growth for Bournemouth during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 222 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Bournemouth UK 2012 222 49,849 2011 125 29,640 Record Year 2012 (222) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
December 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous December.
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 58 76 88 Net growth in 2011 39 49 37 Record Year 2008 (76) 2004 (121) 2012 (88)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2011 when Bournemouth was responsible for 0.3% of all UK companies.
Year Bournemouth 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.6%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bournemouth 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.7%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Bournemouth 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% % change 37.3% 12.9% -0.9% Record Year 1981 (0.6%) 1963 (1.2%) 1966 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Bournemouth was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Bournemouth in 2012 was 31.6%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Bournemouth was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.26% CONSULTING 5.15% MANAGEMENT 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.78% BOURNEMOUTH 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.31% CONSULTANCY 0.90% PROPERTY 2.40% DESIGN 0.85% TRADING 2.03% PROPERTY 0.64% DESIGN 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.82% IT 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.79% (DORSET) 0.56% BUSINESS 1.76% FREEHOLD 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.75% MEDIA 0.51% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% HOUSE 0.51% LONDON 1.69% BUILDING 0.51% MEDIA 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% GLOBAL 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.47% J 1.57% BUSINESS 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MARKETING 0.43% IT 1.43% NAIL 0.43% CARE 1.39% PROPERTIES 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRADING 0.43% M 1.26% ROAD 0.43% BUILDING 1.23% SYSTEMS 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.21% GLOBAL 0.43% TRAINING 1.18% FINANCIAL 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.17% DIGITAL 0.38% SECURITY 1.17%
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 566 236,139 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 225 23,256 99999 - Dormant Company 107 40,648 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 52,427 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 75 30,396 98000 - Residents property management 68 4,377 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 22,058 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 51 4,936 62012 - Business and domestic software development 42 7,446 62090 - Other information technology service activities 40 12,291 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 15,572 41100 - Development of building projects 28 7,980 86900 - Other human health activities 28 7,866 7487 - Other business activities 25 10,703 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 6,971 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,419 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 6,400 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 20 4,752 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 20 4,759 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 6,307
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