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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bournemouth UK 2013 407 134,802 2012 379 131,491 % change 7.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 147 136 124 New companies in 2012 110 133 136 % change 33.6% 2.3% -8.8% Record Year 2013 (147) 2013 (136) 2007 (483)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bournemouth UK 2013 242 77,914 2012 185 67,576 % change 30.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (243) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 85 65 92 Closed companies in 2012 57 65 63 % change 49.1% 0.0% 46% Record Year 2013 (85) 2008 (84) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bournemouth UK 2013 165 56,888 2012 194 63,915 Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 62 71 32 Net growth in 2012 53 68 73 Record Year 2008 (70) 2013 (71) 2007 (403)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 19.8% 1.5% -5.7% Record Year 1973 (0.6%) 1976 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.57% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.90% MANAGEMENT 4.78% BOURNEMOUTH 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.44% DESIGN 0.84% TRADING 2.06% IT 0.63% DESIGN 1.79% MEDIA 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.59% BUSINESS 1.77% (DORSET) 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.75% HOUSE 0.59% LONDON 1.72% CO 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% BUSINESS 0.55% MEDIA 1.63% FINANCIAL 0.46% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% J 1.56% NAIL 0.42% CARE 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.42% IT 1.43% CATERING 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BUILDING 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% COURT 0.42% M 1.25% TRAINING 0.38% BUILDING 1.21% HOME 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19% DIGITAL 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.38% TRAINING 1.17% SOUTH 0.38% SECURITY 1.15%
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 606 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 249 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 122 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 54,531 98000 - Residents property management 75 4,579 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 23,532 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 44 5,104 62012 - Business and domestic software development 42 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 34 8,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 16,448 86900 - Other human health activities 31 8,465 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 7,199 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 7,507 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 6,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,954 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 5,248 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,129 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 5,186
Recent Companies
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