Bournemouth, Dorset
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous June.
- May 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous May.
- April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous April.
- April 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 910 companies were formed in Bournemouth. This figure is 13.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bournemouth occurred in 2007 when a total of 955 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bournemouth UK 2014 910 300,731 2013 805 269,432 % change 13.0% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (955) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 455 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Bournemouth UK 2014 455 150,009 2013 398 134,630 % change 14.3% 11.4% Record Year 2014 (455) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous June.
May 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous May.
April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 146 159 150 New companies in 2013 140 139 119 % change 4.3% 14.4% 26.1% Record Year 2014 (146) 2012 (159) 2012 (150)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 523 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth. This figure is 11.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bournemouth occurred in 2010 when a total of 615 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bournemouth UK 2014 523 177,207 2013 468 155,192 % change 11.8% 14.2% Record Year 2010 (615) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 252 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Bournemouth UK 2014 252 94,837 2013 226 77,278 % change 11.5% 22.7% Record Year 2010 (372) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 61 99 92 Closed companies in 2013 81 76 69 % change -24.7% 30.3% 33% Record Year 2003 (106) 2009 (164) 2010 (153)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Bournemouth increased by 387 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bournemouth UK 2014 387 123,524 2013 337 114,240 Record Year 2007 (600) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Bournemouth during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 203 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Bournemouth UK 2014 203 55,172 2013 172 57,352 Record Year 2012 (214) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
April 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 85 60 58 Net growth in 2013 59 63 50 Record Year 2014 (85) 2012 (73) 2012 (80)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bournemouth 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Bournemouth 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -6.0% 5.6% 9.2% Record Year 1999 (0.5%) 1971 (0.8%) 1990 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Bournemouth was 2005 when 34.5% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 2005 when 32.2% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.81% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 1.89% MANAGEMENT 4.64% CONSULTANCY 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.50% BOURNEMOUTH 1.51% PROPERTY 2.66% DEVELOPMENTS 1.01% TRADING 2.03% PROPERTY 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.99% IT 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% DESIGN 0.71% LONDON 1.93% MARKETING 0.71% CARE 1.85% J 0.67% DESIGN 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.63% BUSINESS 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% CLEANING 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.58% CONSULTANTS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.55% CARE 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.55% DIGITAL 0.55% J 1.51% BUILDING 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.50% MEDIA 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.40% RTM 0.46% IT 1.33% ASSOCIATES 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% ROAD 0.46% BUILDING 1.26% M 0.46% M 1.24% HOMES 0.46% CO., 1.20%
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 760 261,557 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 332 29,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 146 40,250 99999 - Dormant Company 140 48,436 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 90 57,421 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 81 28,352 62090 - Other information technology service activities 67 13,024 98000 - Residents property management 64 5,046 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 51 9,900 41100 - Development of building projects 42 10,527 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 36 5,731 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 35 10,133 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 19,058 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 9,834 86900 - Other human health activities 30 11,292 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,351 70221 - Financial management 29 3,511 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 8,585 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 6,631 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 8,533
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09065661 I.C.S PIPEWORK LTD 02 Jun 2014 09068724 CULFORD COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 03 Jun 2014 09068883 BRAEMORE CONSULTING LTD 03 Jun 2014 09072443 LANSDOWNE EC LTD 05 Jun 2014 09073523 CHADWICK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Jun 2014 09076587 FLAVIA MOT LIMITED 09 Jun 2014 09083902 BCA AEROSPACE LIMITED 12 Jun 2014 09086303 IDRAINS SOUTHERN LTD 16 Jun 2014 09089141 NEW WAVES INTEGRATED CARE LIMITED 17 Jun 2014 09094700 THE CEDARS RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION (POOLE) LIMITED 19 Jun 2014 09099477 GLOBAL CITY TRADE LTD 24 Jun 2014 09099511 HAUSS KAUFFMAN LTD 24 Jun 2014 09103549 ELIVO 14 LTD 26 Jun 2014 09103903 JAMMIN JERK HUT LTD 26 Jun 2014 09103932 LOGOST CONSULTING LTD 26 Jun 2014 09108431 DATAPLANIT LIMITED 30 Jun 2014 09098325 ALEXANDER WATSON LIMITED 23 Jun 2014 09102658 THE POWERFUL WATER CO LTD 25 Jun 2014 09105608 IT-PUNCHES LTD 27 Jun 2014 09091608 INFINITY BOOKS LIMITED 18 Jun 2014 09071258 DORSET FREEDOM PROPERTIES LIMITED 04 Jun 2014 09098960 BPLP LIMITED 24 Jun 2014 09087967 ORIGENS DO BRASIL UK LTD 16 Jun 2014 09097035 SECURAPOWER LTD 23 Jun 2014 09088085 ESKIMO EPOS LIMITED 16 Jun 2014
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