Poole, Dorset

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 386 companies were registered in Poole during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 60.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)PooleUK
    2010386105,137
    200924191,034
    % change60.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010101123162
    New companies in 2009757393
    % change34.7%68.5%74.2%
    Record Year2010 (101)2010 (123)2007 (362)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 231 companies were dissolved in Poole during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 50.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)PooleUK
    201023182,677
    2009470108,060
    % change-50.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20105367111
    Closed companies in 200915163256
    % change-64.9%6.3%-57%
    Record Year2009 (151)2010 (67)2009 (256)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Poole during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 155 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)PooleUK
    201015522,460
    2009-229-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010485651
    Net growth in 2009-7610-163
    Record Year2003 (68)2004 (74)2007 (332)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Poole
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change25.0%44.3%44.8%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1963 (0.9%)2007 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Poole was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Poole in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.49%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.92%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.80%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    IT1.22%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROJECT0.81%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CARE0.76%TRADING1.93%
    J0.76%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%MEDIA1.84%
    D0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    C0.58%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%LONDON1.45%
    POOLE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    TRAINING0.52%GROUP1.37%
    S0.52%GLOBAL1.35%
    M0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENGINEERING0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    HOMES0.47%CARE1.33%
    SYSTEMS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DORSET0.47%M1.28%
    PLUMBING0.47%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MARKETING0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied493228,645
    7260 - Other computer related activities26210,331
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified1811,233
    7487 - Other business activities10974,904
    9999 - Dormant Company5319,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities519,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5117,003
    62090 - Other information technology service activities456,340
    99999 - Dormant Company4313,808
    74990 - Non-trading company428,149
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3526,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3014,007
    9305 - Other service activities259,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified238,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering229,325
    7499 - Non-trading company2115,398
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply219,659
    98000 - Residents property management213,892
    41100 - Development of building projects214,513
    4545 - Other building completion213,346

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07167480 UK FIRST FAST FOODS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167045 LADELLE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166522 ADELE PALLOT LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165833 FANNIA HOPKINS REGULATORY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165198 EDGE FUSION LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07161373 SRA PROGRAMME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157926 QAE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157080 PH INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07154850 AUDERE CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07151180 EDV SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148354 CALEB HULME-MOIR LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07148222 ZUNA CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07145595 DRAKES DISPLAY LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07144410 AVORINE LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07143122 ELEMENT 82 LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07171658 ALISONS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07167730 GLASSPATCH LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07163471 TAXI ADMIN (POOLE) LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07162334 GYM4LESS.COM LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07160239 SOVEREIGN CARE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159939 POOLE BAY MOTORS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07152887 AUTOVOGUE TRAINING SCHOOL LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07149291 DIABLO ESTATES LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07142817 POWER ANAESTHETIC CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07169001 NINJAS CASTLE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010