Bournemouth, Dorset

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 520 companies were registered in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BournemouthUK
    2015520161,156
    2014455150,722
    % change14.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015131183206
    New companies in 2014140145170
    % change-6.4%26.2%21.2%
    Record Year2013 (147)2015 (183)2007 (483)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 250 companies were dissolved in Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BournemouthUK
    201525089,523
    201427182,370
    % change-7.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2014 (271) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20155587108
    Closed companies in 20147195105
    % change-22.5%-8.4%3%
    Record Year2013 (85)2014 (95)2009 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bournemouth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 270 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BournemouthUK
    201527071,633
    201418468,352
    Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bournemouth when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015769698
    Net growth in 2014695065
    Record Year2015 (76)2015 (96)2007 (403)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bournemouth formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bournemouth
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-8.2%16.2%10.5%
    Record Year1973 (0.6%)1976 (0.6%)2007 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    27.4% of all director appointments in Bournemouth in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.28%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.60%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    BOURNEMOUTH1.13%PROPERTY2.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.86%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.74%ENGINEERING2.12%
    J0.70%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTIES0.70%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    MARKETING0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.63%CO.,1.58%
    DIGITAL0.63%J1.55%
    IT0.59%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    SOUTH0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    CLEANING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    ROAD0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    QUANTUM0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    R0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    BUSINESS0.51%IT1.30%
    SERVICE0.51%MEDIA1.28%
    TRADING0.51%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied856288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29930,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17343,081
    99999 - Dormant Company14549,474
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10212,862
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9358,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7929,218
    98000 - Residents property management545,308
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet5210,200
    41100 - Development of building projects4611,863
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4111,600
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis366,154
    86900 - Other human health activities3113,990
    56101 - Licensed restaurants308,909
    70221 - Financial management303,698
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,651
    74990 - Non-trading company2813,794
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands268,607
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2619,098
    43210 - Electrical installation256,139

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09384371 EPIK89 LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09388869 J C JORDAN LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09379080 HAMMOND PHYSIO LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09393967 TREFFGARNE LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09397963 CLOUD MARKETING LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09410975 BLUE HOMES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09380380 AILSA CRAIG HEALTH CARE LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09403770 COMTECH ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09376546 OMNI TEMPLE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09398519 TURFS UP LANDSCAPING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09399736 STORYTAILOR PRODUCTIONS LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09403666 ADMADE LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09379570 TASSO PROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09391737 BREEZEBLOCK FILMS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09379704 HI-TEC DECORATORS & BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09381538 ADAM CRAIG SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09387100 C&J HIGHWOODS IT SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09396933 ALBRE CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400923 INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS OF LAS AMERICAS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09408681 YASUR CONSULTING LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09414223 TWENTYSIX26 CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09384893 HAMPSHIRE CARPETS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386752 SMART AFFILIATE NETWORK LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09395746 CHRISTOPHER STONE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09400551 FORDON TRADING LIMITED 22 Jan 2015