Bournemouth, Dorset
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 388 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bournemouth UK 2013 388 132,684 2012 387 118,868 % change 0.3% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (388) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 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 2013 147 119 122 New companies in 2012 135 133 119 % change 8.9% -10.5% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (147) 2012 (133) 2013 (122)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 279 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 46.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bournemouth UK 2013 279 86,170 2012 191 75,908 % change 46.1% 13.5% Record Year 2008 (335) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 109 70 100 Closed companies in 2012 60 83 48 % change 81.7% -15.7% 108% Record Year 2013 (109) 2008 (289) 2009 (134)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 109 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bournemouth UK 2013 109 46,514 2012 196 42,960 Record Year 2012 (196) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 38 49 22 Net growth in 2012 75 50 71 Record Year 2008 (87) 2003 (53) 2012 (71)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bournemouth 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.5% -17.9% -10.1% Record Year 1981 (0.6%) 1993 (0.5%) 1995 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 2004 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.59% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.45% IT 0.99% PROPERTY 2.53% BOURNEMOUTH 0.95% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.65% LONDON 1.79% (DORSET) 0.65% DESIGN 1.78% HOUSE 0.65% BUSINESS 1.74% SOUTH 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% COURT 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.69% (BOURNEMOUTH) 0.56% CARE 1.64% BUSINESS 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.61% FREEHOLD 0.52% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.52% J 1.54% M 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% J 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CARE 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.45% HOMES 0.48% IT 1.39% CO 0.48% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DIGITAL 0.43% BUILDING 1.19% ROAD 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% DORSET 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CATERING 0.43% TRAINING 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 676 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 311 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 131 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 106 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 86 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 77 25,547 98000 - Residents property management 67 4,680 62090 - Other information technology service activities 49 12,516 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 8,475 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 37 5,249 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 9,104 41100 - Development of building projects 37 9,271 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 33 8,312 86900 - Other human health activities 33 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 29 14,228 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 7,531 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 21 6,651 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 6,039 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 21 5,382
Recent Companies
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