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
    08166981 SDA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168124 PRIVATE MEDICAL & LIFE LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08175264 RICHMOND HILL ENTERPRISES & MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08178303 BOSCOMBE HAIR LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08178608 EMBEDDED BITS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08178733 BROCKENHURST CONSULTING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180221 ICASTO DEVELOPMENT LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08180676 ARCADIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08185185 SAADA MELIOR LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08190307 GOOFY STANCER LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191634 OTTER ROCK LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08195543 CIRCULARLY LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197376 SIGMA PRAXIS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08176861 FANTASTIC WEEKENDS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08182586 BELLWAY DELAWARE [LLC] LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08187238 BRITANNIA PARKING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08192560 FEELING CRAFTY LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08163709 MONKEY DOGS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08194367 BOBAY LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08186984 DARIO ATKINSON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICE LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08190843 ACES FULL LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08185219 PERSONAL LOANS FOR YOU LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08186572 PRC CHINESE HEALTH AND BODY SHOP LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08190168 SMOOTHWEB UK LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08177060 VIO CATERING LTD 13 Aug 2012