Dorset
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,421 companies were registered in Dorset during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dorset UK 2012 1,421 131,491 2011 1,381 116,391 % change 2.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (1,823) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 430 442 549 New companies in 2011 388 446 547 % change 10.8% -0.9% 0.4% Record Year 2012 (430) 2011 (446) 2007 (1,093)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 623 companies were dissolved in Dorset during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 24.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dorset UK 2012 623 67,576 2011 829 90,986 % change -24.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (1,080) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 207 222 194 Closed companies in 2011 304 244 281 % change -31.9% -9.0% -31% Record Year 2011 (304) 2008 (260) 2009 (602)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Dorset during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 798 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dorset UK 2012 798 63,915 2011 552 25,405 Record Year 2007 (1,250) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 223 220 355 Net growth in 2011 84 202 266 Record Year 2003 (264) 2003 (296) 2007 (911)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Dorset formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dorset 2012 1.1% 2011 1.2% 2010 1.2% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% % change -5.0% -15.2% -6.1% Record Year 1962 (2.5%) 1967 (2.5%) 1961 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dorset was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Dorset in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.70% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.39% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.81% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DORSET 1.31% PROPERTY 2.37% IT 1.26% TRADING 2.07% DESIGN 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BOURNEMOUTH 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.65% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% BUILDING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% LONDON 1.66% ENERGY 0.63% J 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.63% GLOBAL 1.50% PROJECT 0.60% IT 1.40% HOME 0.58% CARE 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% SOUTH 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.55% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% BUILDING 1.24% CARE 0.51% ENERGY 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.48% S 1.20% SOLAR 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,706 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 660 52,735 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 322 14,303 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 284 2,185 99999 - Dormant Company 266 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 245 35,233 7260 - Other computer related activities 243 7,154 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 237 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 189 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 171 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 120 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 106 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 104 12,113 98000 - Residents property management 87 3,050 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 86 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 80 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 72 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 71 4,984 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 69 3,448 7499 - Non-trading company 68 9,102
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07932832 KRAUT LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07938191 RIANAS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07939322 OPER8 LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07944891 ALASYS LTD 10 Feb 2012 07966679 ALACON LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07937604 AW FITNESS LTD 06 Feb 2012 07947284 WINGTEC-UK LTD. 13 Feb 2012 07962438 SHIELD OPTO-ELECTRONICS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 OC372217 KEEL HOUSE LLP 08 Feb 2012 07932194 SLICK EVENTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07951220 SQUARED CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Feb 2012 07935192 KUDOS FRAMING LTD 03 Feb 2012 07945898 RKN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07949210 LAZERTECH 3000 LTD 14 Feb 2012 07963490 FIZZY DOTS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07968013 AUTOD2 LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07955102 FILM ACCESS BOURNEMOUTH LTD 20 Feb 2012 07967157 DAVIES CHIROPRACTIC & SPORTS THERAPY LTD 28 Feb 2012 07933383 JUNO HOMES UK LTD 02 Feb 2012 07940579 CERASUS LTD 08 Feb 2012 07941585 DRBOBS-MEDIHERB LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07970471 BOURNEMOUTH BEACH HOLIDAYS LTD 29 Feb 2012 07936091 COGENT TELEMARKETING LTD 03 Feb 2012 07938922 BARONWOOD LTD 07 Feb 2012 07940382 DIVINE CLINIC LTD 07 Feb 2012
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