Bournemouth, Dorset

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 2013 when 44.3% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    A total of 407 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BournemouthUK
    2013407134,802
    2012379131,491
    % change7.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013147136124
    New companies in 2012110133136
    % change33.6%2.3%-8.8%
    Record Year2013 (147)2013 (136)2007 (483)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 242 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BournemouthUK
    201324277,914
    201218567,576
    % change30.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (243) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013856592
    Closed companies in 2012576563
    % change49.1%0.0%46%
    Record Year2013 (85)2008 (84)2009 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 165 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BournemouthUK
    201316556,888
    201219463,915
    Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013627132
    Net growth in 2012536873
    Record Year2008 (70)2013 (71)2007 (403)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bournemouth
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change19.8%1.5%-5.7%
    Record Year1973 (0.6%)1976 (0.6%)2007 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 2013 when 44.3% of all directors were female.

    44.3% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.57%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.90%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.10%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%PROPERTY2.44%
    DESIGN0.84%TRADING2.06%
    IT0.63%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDIA0.63%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%BUSINESS1.77%
    (DORSET)0.59%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    HOUSE0.59%LONDON1.72%
    CO0.55%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    BUSINESS0.55%MEDIA1.63%
    FINANCIAL0.46%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%J1.56%
    NAIL0.42%CARE1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.42%IT1.43%
    CATERING0.42%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUILDING0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    COURT0.42%M1.25%
    TRAINING0.38%BUILDING1.21%
    HOME0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    DIGITAL0.38%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENGINEERING0.38%TRAINING1.17%
    SOUTH0.38%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied606249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24924,894
    99999 - Dormant Company12243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8532,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7854,531
    98000 - Residents property management754,579
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6323,532
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis445,104
    62012 - Business and domestic software development428,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4112,664
    41100 - Development of building projects348,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3216,448
    86900 - Other human health activities318,465
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet257,199
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate237,507
    56101 - Licensed restaurants236,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified236,954
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment225,248
    74990 - Non-trading company2214,129
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets205,186

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08433996 ALL IN 1 CLEANING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08437594 CASPIAN C LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08440241 SYED SHAZZED LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08445928 TB COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446435 IMSOMI LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08453321 THERONK LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08458427 TEEPEE CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08445967 ATA TRAINING LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08449802 GILLERS LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08464998 SKARO (HOLDINGS) LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08465175 CHALBURY DENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08466927 ILIKE MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08466898 AK TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 28 Mar 2013
    08439676 PORREDA GIFTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    OC383495 CALOTELS LLP 19 Mar 2013
    08466654 AV8 SERVICES (UK) LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08466960 BRIGHTER LIFE CHIROPRACTIC LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08433912 KEEP IT SWEET CONFECTIONERY LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08447668 ANIA HILL DESIGN LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08450980 URBAN SNAKE LIFESTYLE LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08454130 CASCAR LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457941 THE RELAXED PUB COMPANY NO. 2 LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08439959 89 LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08451023 MAGIC RAYS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08466778 HAYCRAFTS HOUSE (SWANAGE) LIMITED 28 Mar 2013