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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bournemouth UK 2015 520 161,156 2014 455 150,722 % change 14.3% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (660) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 131 183 206 New companies in 2014 140 145 170 % change -6.4% 26.2% 21.2% Record Year 2013 (147) 2015 (183) 2007 (483)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bournemouth UK 2015 250 89,523 2014 271 82,370 % change -7.7% 8.7% Record Year 2014 (271) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 55 87 108 Closed companies in 2014 71 95 105 % change -22.5% -8.4% 3% Record Year 2013 (85) 2014 (95) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bournemouth UK 2015 270 71,633 2014 184 68,352 Record Year 2007 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 76 96 98 Net growth in 2014 69 50 65 Record Year 2015 (76) 2015 (96) 2007 (403)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -8.2% 16.2% 10.5% Record Year 1973 (0.6%) 1976 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.28% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.62% BOURNEMOUTH 1.13% PROPERTY 2.72% DEVELOPMENTS 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.86% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.74% ENGINEERING 2.12% J 0.70% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.70% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.70% TRANSPORT 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% DESIGN 1.65% MARKETING 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.63% CO., 1.58% DIGITAL 0.63% J 1.55% IT 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.54% SOUTH 0.59% BUSINESS 1.49% CLEANING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% INVESTMENTS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% ROAD 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% QUANTUM 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% R 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% BUSINESS 0.51% IT 1.30% SERVICE 0.51% MEDIA 1.28% TRADING 0.51% M 1.27%
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 856 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 299 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 173 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 145 49,474 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 12,862 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 93 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 79 29,218 98000 - Residents property management 54 5,308 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 52 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 46 11,863 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 41 11,600 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 36 6,154 86900 - Other human health activities 31 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 30 8,909 70221 - Financial management 30 3,698 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 28 13,794 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 26 8,607 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 19,098 43210 - Electrical installation 25 6,139
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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