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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Dorset UK 2012 1,376 118,868 2011 1,276 114,512 % change 7.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,376) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 462 465 449 New companies in 2011 423 427 426 % change 9.2% 8.9% 5.4% Record Year 2012 (462) 2012 (465) 2012 (449)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dorset UK 2012 786 74,772 2011 779 72,230 % change 0.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,121) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 267 309 210 Closed companies in 2011 254 290 235 % change 5.1% 6.6% -11% Record Year 2010 (314) 2008 (619) 2009 (496)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dorset UK 2012 590 44,096 2011 497 42,282 Record Year 2002 (783) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 195 156 239 Net growth in 2011 169 137 191 Record Year 2008 (300) 2002 (245) 2002 (341)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.2% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.2% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% % change -1.9% 9.8% 4.3% Record Year 1961 (2.6%) 1968 (2.0%) 1960 (2.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.42% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTANCY 2.29% MANAGEMENT 4.77% MANAGEMENT 2.25% CONSULTANCY 3.29% IT 1.51% PROPERTY 2.36% DORSET 1.34% TRADING 2.08% BUSINESS 0.88% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.83% PROPERTY 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUILDING 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.75% BUSINESS 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% MEDIA 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.64% LONDON 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.57% J 1.55% SYSTEMS 0.57% GLOBAL 1.54% MARINE 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.47% MEDIA 0.54% IT 1.43% PROJECT 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRAINING 0.54% CARE 1.32% ENTERPRISES 0.53% M 1.27% J 0.53% BUILDING 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.21% GREEN 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GLOBAL 0.49% S 1.17% SOUTH 0.48% SECURITY 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 1,821 228,243 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 827 3,881 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 467 21,969 99999 - Dormant Company 369 37,912 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 350 50,446 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 306 20,742 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 289 28,990 7487 - Other business activities 174 16,361 62090 - Other information technology service activities 151 11,950 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 130 14,809 98000 - Residents property management 121 4,205 74990 - Non-trading company 104 13,641 41100 - Development of building projects 98 7,545 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 94 4,786 62012 - Business and domestic software development 89 6,943 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 88 4,591 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 81 3,880 86900 - Other human health activities 78 7,550 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 75 5,935 9999 - Dormant Company 74 6,793
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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