Bournemouth, Dorset
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 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 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 430 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bournemouth UK 2014 430 143,414 2013 388 132,684 % change 10.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (430) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous September.
July 2014 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 2014 155 126 149 New companies in 2013 147 119 122 % change 5.4% 5.9% 22.1% Record Year 2014 (155) 2012 (133) 2014 (149)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 358 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 28.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bournemouth UK 2014 358 101,670 2013 279 86,170 % change 28.3% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (358) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 141 90 127 Closed companies in 2013 109 70 100 % change 29.4% 28.6% 27% Record Year 2014 (141) 2008 (289) 2009 (134)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Bournemouth during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 72 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bournemouth UK 2014 72 41,744 2013 109 46,514 Record Year 2012 (196) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 14 36 22 Net growth in 2013 38 49 22 Record Year 2008 (87) 2003 (53) 2012 (71)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bournemouth 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -4.2% 0.9% 12.0% Record Year 1981 (0.6%) 1993 (0.5%) 1995 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bournemouth was in 2008 when 30.9% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.92% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.73% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.55% BOURNEMOUTH 1.52% PROPERTY 2.62% DEVELOPMENTS 1.32% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTANTS 0.70% TRADING 2.00% DESIGN 0.70% LONDON 1.95% CARE 0.66% CARE 1.94% MARKETING 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.76% J 0.62% DESIGN 1.70% CLEANING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.70% IT 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.58% BUSINESS 1.62% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% J 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SYSTEMS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% GLOBAL 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DIGITAL 0.49% MEDIA 1.38% BUILDING 0.45% CO., 1.36% PROJECTS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.45% BUILDING 1.30% EVENTS 0.45% IT 1.30% TRADING 0.45% M 1.23%
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 811 278,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 310 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 155 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 149 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 95 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 81 28,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 76 12,795 98000 - Residents property management 63 5,047 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 48 9,914 41100 - Development of building projects 46 10,604 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 39 10,361 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 37 5,749 86900 - Other human health activities 31 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 18,890 74990 - Non-trading company 29 14,006 70221 - Financial management 29 3,550 56101 - Licensed restaurants 27 8,546 62012 - Business and domestic software development 26 9,675 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 24 7,917 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,501
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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