Bournemouth, Dorset

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    A total of 455 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BournemouthUK
    2014455150,722
    2013407134,802
    % change11.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014140145170
    New companies in 2013147136124
    % change-4.8%6.6%37.1%
    Record Year2013 (147)2014 (145)2007 (483)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 271 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BournemouthUK
    201427182,370
    201324277,914
    % change12.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (271) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20147195105
    Closed companies in 2013856592
    % change-16.5%46.2%14%
    Record Year2013 (85)2014 (95)2009 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 184 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BournemouthUK
    201418468,352
    201316556,888
    Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014695065
    Net growth in 2013627132
    Record Year2008 (70)2013 (71)2007 (403)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bournemouth
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-10.9%-1.6%14.4%
    Record Year1973 (0.6%)1976 (0.6%)2007 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.57%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.61%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.44%PROPERTY2.64%
    IT1.09%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY1.00%LONDON1.88%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MARKETING0.70%CARE1.79%
    J0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%DESIGN1.75%
    HOMES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.61%BUSINESS1.71%
    M0.57%PROPERTIES1.60%
    (BOURNEMOUTH)0.57%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DESIGN0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    SYSTEMS0.52%J1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DIGITAL0.48%MEDIA1.48%
    HOUSE0.48%IT1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FREEHOLD0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CARE0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%M1.21%
    (DORSET)0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    C.I.C.0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied785280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities33927,750
    99999 - Dormant Company13047,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12937,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8256,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8026,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6212,813
    98000 - Residents property management624,832
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet489,358
    41100 - Development of building projects419,855
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis405,419
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate379,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,509
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3318,491
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,135
    86900 - Other human health activities3010,273
    70221 - Financial management283,282
    56101 - Licensed restaurants267,965
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment216,236
    43210 - Electrical installation215,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08831288 WOODLAND POINT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08841433 BLEEKER LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08844222 ALICE MEDICAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08847566 PAPER STREET TESTING LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08847764 IGO I.T. SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08848426 ZHANG PROPERTY INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08855370 SEA BREEZE LEISURE LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08861347 BLUEPERB LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08869535 COVERING EVENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08835026 EIGHT CONCEPTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08836527 THE PETITE PERFORMERS LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08842182 BURNHAM LODGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843798 ABSOLUTE STEEL LTD. 14 Jan 2014
    08854532 BCOOL EVENTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08860987 APEIROS COACHING AND H.R. CONSULTANCY LTD. 24 Jan 2014
    08864665 CLUB GRAND BINGO LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08832637 CONSUPPORT LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08841796 FLOOD PREVENTION AND REPAIR COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08854925 LOU BROWN DESIGNS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08830697 COLEMAN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08844776 ASSET & CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08845651 DESTINED TO WIN FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL 15 Jan 2014
    08860917 PREMIER 247 SERVICES LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08849029 CREATIVE STONE DRIVEWAYS LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08849044 PERMEABLE RESIN DRIVEWAYS LTD 16 Jan 2014