Dorset
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dorset when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dorset when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dorset when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dorset when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,060 companies were registered in Dorset during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 25.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dorset UK 2015 2,060 161,156 2014 1,639 150,722 % change 25.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (2,060) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dorset when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 597 694 769 New companies in 2014 516 525 598 % change 15.7% 32.2% 28.6% Record Year 2015 (597) 2015 (694) 2007 (1,103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 888 companies were dissolved in Dorset during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dorset UK 2015 888 89,523 2014 905 82,370 % change -1.9% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (1,093) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 222 315 351 Closed companies in 2014 229 331 345 % change -3.1% -4.8% 2% Record Year 2013 (322) 2014 (331) 2009 (611)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Dorset during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,172 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dorset UK 2015 1,172 71,633 2014 734 68,352 Record Year 2007 (1,263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dorset when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dorset when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 375 379 418 Net growth in 2014 287 194 253 Record Year 2015 (375) 2015 (379) 2007 (919)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Dorset formed 1.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dorset 2015 1.3% 2014 1.1% 2013 1.1% 2012 1.1% 2011 1.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% UK formation share in 2014 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% % change 13.5% 21.8% 17.2% Record Year 2003 (1.4%) 2003 (1.3%) 2007 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dorset was in 2006 when 36.1% of all directors were female.
30.6% of all director appointments in Dorset in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.18% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 2.99% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 2.57% CONSULTANCY 3.62% IT 1.43% PROPERTY 2.72% DORSET 1.31% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.13% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 1.05% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 1.00% LONDON 1.91% J 0.97% TRADING 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.93% TRANSPORT 1.82% DESIGN 0.89% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.76% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.74% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.72% CO., 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.70% J 1.55% PROJECT 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.63% BUSINESS 1.49% S 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BOURNEMOUTH 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SOUTH 0.54% BUILDING 1.31% BUILDING 0.54% IT 1.30% TRADING 0.53% MEDIA 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.51% M 1.27%
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 2,600 288,953 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 1,118 6,242 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 590 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 522 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 521 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 469 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 369 58,522 62090 - Other information technology service activities 200 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 170 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 164 11,863 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 133 5,331 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 131 10,200 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 128 7,797 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 120 11,600 74990 - Non-trading company 110 13,794 98000 - Residents property management 106 5,308 86900 - Other human health activities 105 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 102 8,909 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 98 9,080 43210 - Electrical installation 88 6,139
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09388869 J C JORDAN LIMITED 14 Jan 2015 09392168 SECRET CIRCUS LTD 16 Jan 2015 09407834 RIVERSDALE (EAST) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09409551 ORGANIC CHILDCARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09382990 WHITE CHRISTMAS EVENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09387769 FRESH PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015 09397963 CLOUD MARKETING LTD 20 Jan 2015 09405937 THE LONDON TELEGRAM COMPANY LTD 26 Jan 2015 09410975 BLUE HOMES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09371885 BBX DORSET LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09376546 OMNI TEMPLE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09383903 SPRING PLANS LTD 12 Jan 2015 09390221 MAVERICK CORP LTD 15 Jan 2015 09391737 BREEZEBLOCK FILMS LTD 15 Jan 2015 09412148 KURRAJONG LIMITED 29 Jan 2015 09375672 PHI MATTGEO LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09376115 NOHUE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09383010 M2AT LTD 12 Jan 2015 09396933 ALBRE CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2015 09403246 ASC TRADING LTD 23 Jan 2015 09378448 CQT CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Jan 2015 09386752 SMART AFFILIATE NETWORK LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09399690 COMPX LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09403466 COMPLETE CLOTHES CARE 392 LTD 23 Jan 2015 09404044 FREEDOM AND BEYOND CIC 23 Jan 2015
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