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.

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 (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)BournemouthUK
    2014430143,414
    2013388132,684
    % change10.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (430) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014155126149
    New companies in 2013147119122
    % change5.4%5.9%22.1%
    Record Year2014 (155)2012 (133)2014 (149)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BournemouthUK
    2014358101,670
    201327986,170
    % change28.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (358) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201414190127
    Closed companies in 201310970100
    % change29.4%28.6%27%
    Record Year2014 (141)2008 (289)2009 (134)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BournemouthUK
    20147241,744
    201310946,514
    Record Year 2012 (196) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014143622
    Net growth in 2013384922
    Record Year2008 (87)2003 (53)2012 (71)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-4.2%0.9%12.0%
    Record Year1981 (0.6%)1993 (0.5%)1995 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.92%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.73%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.69%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.52%PROPERTY2.62%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.32%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%TRADING2.00%
    DESIGN0.70%LONDON1.95%
    CARE0.66%CARE1.94%
    MARKETING0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.62%DESIGN1.70%
    CLEANING0.62%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    IT0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.58%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%J1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SYSTEMS0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    GLOBAL0.53%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DIGITAL0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    BUILDING0.45%CO.,1.36%
    PROJECTS0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    EVENTS0.45%IT1.30%
    TRADING0.45%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied811278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities31029,313
    99999 - Dormant Company15548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14940,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9557,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8128,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7612,795
    98000 - Residents property management635,047
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet489,914
    41100 - Development of building projects4610,604
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3910,361
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis375,749
    86900 - Other human health activities3111,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3118,890
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,006
    70221 - Financial management293,550
    56101 - Licensed restaurants278,546
    62012 - Business and domestic software development269,675
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands247,917
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified228,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09164176 ST SWITHUN'S, BOURNEMOUTH 06 Aug 2014
    09174049 A12 CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09181402 BSMR LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09184466 ARUN SHARMA CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09186722 KITELOOP SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09188425 MAKARA LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09193984 INFO PATTERNS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09194872 SGK CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09172987 THE GEORGE MEWS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09187987 THE WINE YARD LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09196093 THE KOH FOUNDATION 30 Aug 2014
    09163620 JUNO DEVELOPMENTS (POOLE) LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09180358 PREMIER INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09167506 BOURNEMOUTH BESPOKE BEAUTY LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09168473 DAVID WEBB ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09159753 MOC ONE LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09182495 PRISTINE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09157007 ORGANFORD FARM LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09162518 STILES YARD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09170720 TIDAL POWER SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09174528 THE VAP SHOP LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09179493 JAMES, JAMES AND SCOTT LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09193829 INTERACTIVE ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09173550 BENNETTS CARPENTRY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174397 TRAVEL & EARN RECRUITMENT LTD 13 Aug 2014