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
    07140558 GEORGE ALLISON CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139222 CLOW CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137844 CALLISTO COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137182 ACTISENSE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136734 NOTLEI FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07130003 RUBYRUSH DATA LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07129850 VIPER 10 LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07126384 VIGILUM LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07126328 LOWRY LIFE LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07128765 LAING PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07137173 SOUTHERN BUSINESS FINANCE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135601 SCS LEISURE DECKS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07132011 OPRASS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07127726 GRUNDENS NURSERY LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07125893 D RHODES ELECTRICAL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125801 TARTAN HOMES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125761 MEGA ELECTRICAL (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125597 CAMERON BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07121907 OKEFORD PROPERTIES LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07121325 BAM BOO GAMES LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07127450 W.R.E. ANDREWS & SON LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07118363 ECO MAINTENANCE LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07134752 PACKETHOUSE DATACENTERS INTERNATIONAL LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07119405 BAD COMPANY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07139575 PAUL HAIGH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 28 Jan 2010