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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Poole UK 2010 386 105,137 2009 241 91,034 % change 60.2% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 101 123 162 New companies in 2009 75 73 93 % change 34.7% 68.5% 74.2% Record Year 2010 (101) 2010 (123) 2007 (362)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Poole UK 2010 231 82,677 2009 470 108,060 % change -50.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 53 67 111 Closed companies in 2009 151 63 256 % change -64.9% 6.3% -57% Record Year 2009 (151) 2010 (67) 2009 (256)
Net Company Growth
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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) Poole UK 2010 155 22,460 2009 -229 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 48 56 51 Net growth in 2009 -76 10 -163 Record Year 2003 (68) 2004 (74) 2007 (332)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 25.0% 44.3% 44.8% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1963 (0.9%) 2007 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.49% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.92% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.80% CONSULTANCY 2.87% IT 1.22% PROPERTY 2.50% PROJECT 0.81% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CARE 0.76% TRADING 1.93% J 0.76% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.64% MEDIA 1.84% D 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% C 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% J 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% LONDON 1.45% POOLE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.45% TRAINING 0.52% GROUP 1.37% S 0.52% GLOBAL 1.35% M 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENGINEERING 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% HOMES 0.47% CARE 1.33% SYSTEMS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DORSET 0.47% M 1.28% PLUMBING 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.25% MARKETING 0.47% S 1.23%
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 493 228,645 7260 - Other computer related activities 262 10,331 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 181 1,233 7487 - Other business activities 109 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 53 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 9,943 7414 - Business & management consultancy 51 17,003 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 6,340 99999 - Dormant Company 43 13,808 74990 - Non-trading company 42 8,149 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 14,007 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 8,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 9,659 98000 - Residents property management 21 3,892 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,513 4545 - Other building completion 21 3,346
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07166370 CODE CONCEPTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07165198 EDGE FUSION LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07164184 MONTOAK CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2010 07163143 JCL SERVICE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07161726 MG SMITH CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2010 07161373 SRA PROGRAMME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07160602 MAGIC MILE LTD 17 Feb 2010 07159762 COUNTY DESIGN & LIGHTING (BUILDING DIVISON) LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07155320 QSSM LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07153745 MASTERHALL ASSOCIATES LTD 10 Feb 2010 07152215 FIBREBAND LTD 10 Feb 2010 07152206 FIBREBAND MEDIA LTD 10 Feb 2010 07152056 TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07149739 DEUCHAR CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07145595 DRAKES DISPLAY LTD 04 Feb 2010 07143877 BEYOND TEK LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07171658 ALISONS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 26 Feb 2010 07167730 GLASSPATCH LTD 24 Feb 2010 07162334 GYM4LESS.COM LTD 18 Feb 2010 07160239 SOVEREIGN CARE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07158083 PRIMETOWER CARE BROADSTONE LIMITED 15 Feb 2010 07154026 AUTOVOGUE GLOBAL LTD 11 Feb 2010 07152128 VENCEDOR LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07145027 BALMORAL CHOICE LIMITED 03 Feb 2010 07144650 NZ CARPENTRY & BUILDING LTD 03 Feb 2010
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