Dorset

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,376 companies were registered in Dorset during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DorsetUK
    20121,376118,868
    20111,276114,512
    % change7.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,376) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012462465449
    New companies in 2011423427426
    % change9.2%8.9%5.4%
    Record Year2012 (462)2012 (465)2012 (449)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 786 companies were dissolved in Dorset during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DorsetUK
    201278674,772
    201177972,230
    % change0.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,121) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012267309210
    Closed companies in 2011254290235
    % change5.1%6.6%-11%
    Record Year2010 (314)2008 (619)2009 (496)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Dorset during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 590 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DorsetUK
    201259044,096
    201149742,282
    Record Year 2002 (783) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012195156239
    Net growth in 2011169137191
    Record Year2008 (300)2002 (245)2002 (341)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Dorset formed 1.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Dorset
    20121.2%
    20111.1%
    20101.2%
    20091.0%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.1%1.2%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.1%1.1%
    % change-1.9%9.8%4.3%
    Record Year1961 (2.6%)1968 (2.0%)1960 (2.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dorset was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Dorset in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.42%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTANCY2.29%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT2.25%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    IT1.51%PROPERTY2.36%
    DORSET1.34%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.88%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.86%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    PROPERTY0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUILDING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%MEDIA1.68%
    ENGINEERING0.64%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%J1.55%
    SYSTEMS0.57%GLOBAL1.54%
    MARINE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    MEDIA0.54%IT1.43%
    PROJECT0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRAINING0.54%CARE1.32%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%M1.27%
    J0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    GREEN0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.49%S1.17%
    SOUTH0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,821228,243
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified8273,881
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities46721,969
    99999 - Dormant Company36937,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified35050,446
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified30620,742
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management28928,990
    7487 - Other business activities17416,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities15111,950
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13014,809
    98000 - Residents property management1214,205
    74990 - Non-trading company10413,641
    41100 - Development of building projects987,545
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis944,786
    62012 - Business and domestic software development896,943
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings884,591
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation813,880
    86900 - Other human health activities787,550
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities755,935
    9999 - Dormant Company746,793

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08132031 XCEEDALL LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08142450 FLETCHER-WILLIAMS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08143202 CLARITY FINANCIAL CONTROL LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144972 D & E ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08149313 GOOD2KNOW LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150897 XLLUSION LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152269 ABSOLUTELY COMPUTERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08160808 RSP DESIGN CONCEPTS LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08161980 INSIGNIA ADVANTAGE LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08162600 MEGAWARNE CONSULTING LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08163011 THANU CONSULTANCY LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08134991 HEATING BRITAIN LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08139176 XY DATA LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08150304 BABYSWIMBOURNEMOUTH LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08162019 FINANCIALLY WISE LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08131880 MONSTERGAINS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08138477 JBS INNSERVE LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08130254 PLAN 22 LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08140104 TALOS PROTECTION LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08140838 MICHAEL BURTON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08160617 REF RENTS (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08128553 LEADER & CO LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08138020 IDENTITY BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08143033 HBL SUPPLIES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08161395 BITCOIN MINING LIMITED 30 Jul 2012