Dorchester, Dorset
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 143 companies were formed in Dorchester. This figure is 5.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dorchester occurred in 2003 when a total of 189 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester UK 2013 143 269,432 2012 152 253,150 % change -5.9% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (189) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 67 companies were registered in Dorchester during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorchester UK 2013 67 134,630 2012 63 121,659 % change 6.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (70) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 20 24 23 New companies in 2012 17 26 20 % change 17.6% -7.7% 15.0% Record Year 2008 (29) 2003 (28) 2003 (37)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 65 companies were dissolved in Dorchester. This figure is 25.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dorchester occurred in 2010 when a total of 124 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester UK 2013 65 155,192 2012 87 147,794 % change -25.3% 5.0% Record Year 2010 (124) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 32 companies were dissolved in Dorchester during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 31.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorchester UK 2013 32 77,278 2012 47 80,218 % change -31.9% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (72) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 12 12 8 Closed companies in 2012 16 19 12 % change -25.0% -36.8% -33% Record Year 2010 (24) 2009 (38) 2009 (20)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Dorchester increased by 78 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester UK 2013 78 114,240 2012 65 105,356 Record Year 2003 (164) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Dorchester during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 35 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorchester UK 2013 35 57,352 2012 16 41,441 Record Year 2007 (48) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 8 12 15 Net growth in 2012 1 7 8 Record Year 2008 (21) 2003 (28) 2003 (34)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Dorchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Dorchester formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorchester 2013 0.0% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% % change -1.2% -10.4% 3.9% Record Year 2008 (0.1%) 1990 (0.1%) 2002 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 50.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 14.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 48.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Dorchester was 2005 when 43.9% of all directors were female.
43.6% of all director appointments in Dorchester in the first half of 2013 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 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Dorchester was in 2005 when 45.8% of all directors were female.
41.9% of all director appointments in Dorchester in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DORSET 3.87% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 2.13% MANAGEMENT 4.80% DORCHESTER 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% PROPERTY 2.48% CO 0.77% TRADING 2.05% PRODUCTIONS 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.81% GREEN 0.77% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTING 0.77% LONDON 1.77% COURT 0.77% BUSINESS 1.77% CARE 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.68% DESIGN 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% BEECH 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.67% SYSTEMS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% PROPERTIES 0.58% MEDIA 1.57% ENTERPRISES 0.58% CARE 1.55% CONSULTANCY 0.58% J 1.53% (DORSET) 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SALES 0.58% IT 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.40% JAMES 0.58% M 1.26% CONTRACTORS 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% BUILDING 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.19% R 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.18% PLUMBING 0.39% CAPITAL 1.16% ACADEMY 0.39% TRAINING 1.16%
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 99 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 33,633 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 24,324 99999 - Dormant Company 21 44,817 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 17,095 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,303 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 7,793 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,626 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 4,768 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 25,583 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 4,452 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 7 3,156 86900 - Other human health activities 6 8,687 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 5 5,505 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 5,253 43290 - Other construction installation 5 3,015 41100 - Development of building projects 5 8,876 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 7,148 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 5 5,665
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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