Poole, Dorset
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous June.
- May 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous May.
- April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous April.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous June.
- The first half of 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Poole when compared to any previous first half year.
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Poole when compared to any previous Q2.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 856 companies were formed in Poole. This figure is 74.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Poole occurred in 2007 when a total of 904 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Poole UK 2010 856 203,749 2009 492 182,021 % change 74.0% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (904) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 470 companies were registered in Poole during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 87.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Poole UK 2010 470 98,612 2009 251 90,987 % change 87.3% 8.4% Record Year 2010 (470) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous June.
May 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous May.
April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 138 141 191 New companies in 2009 76 80 95 % change 81.6% 76.3% 101.1% Record Year 2010 (138) 2010 (141) 2010 (191)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 590 companies were dissolved in Poole. This figure is 32.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Poole occurred in 2009 when a total of 874 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Poole UK 2010 590 177,631 2009 874 289,236 % change -32.5% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (874) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 359 companies were dissolved in Poole during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Poole UK 2010 359 94,954 2009 404 181,176 % change -11.1% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (404) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous June.
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 71 148 140 Closed companies in 2009 83 210 111 % change -14.5% -29.5% 26% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (210) 2010 (140)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Poole increased by 266 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Poole UK 2010 266 26,118 2009 -382 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (663) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Poole during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 111 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Poole UK 2010 111 3,658 2009 -153 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (208) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 67 -7 51 Net growth in 2009 -7 -130 -16 Record Year 2007 (97) 2003 (90) 2008 (89)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The first half of 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Poole when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2010 Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2009 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Poole 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Poole formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Poole 2010 0.5% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
Q2 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Poole when compared to any previous Q2.
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 67.0% 68.0% 80.8% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1960 (0.6%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Poole was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Poole in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Poole was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Poole in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.82% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANCY 2.89% CONSULTING 4.79% MANAGEMENT 1.83% CONSULTANCY 3.02% IT 1.37% PROPERTY 2.40% PROJECT 0.76% ASSOCIATES 2.02% DESIGN 0.71% TRADING 2.01% ENGINEERING 0.71% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% J 0.61% MEDIA 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.61% BUSINESS 1.75% SYSTEMS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% M 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% D 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.56% TRAINING 0.56% LONDON 1.52% HOMES 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% J 1.46% FINANCIAL 0.51% CARE 1.41% BUSINESS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.39% ELECTRICAL 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% PLUMBING 0.46% BUILDING 1.33% DORSET 0.46% M 1.29% GREEN 0.46% IT 1.28% CARE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% GROUP 1.25% S 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 423 207,125 7260 - Other computer related activities 142 9,122 7487 - Other business activities 108 68,525 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 84 1,147 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 8,590 9999 - Dormant Company 52 19,842 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 14,598 99999 - Dormant Company 40 14,342 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 25,942 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 5,854 74990 - Non-trading company 36 7,893 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 13,490 9305 - Other service activities 25 8,822 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,922 41100 - Development of building projects 20 3,945 7499 - Non-trading company 20 13,997 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 2,417 5530 - Restaurants 18 4,879 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 8,262 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 8,285
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07299881 HEWGLEN LIMITED 30 Jun 2010 07299521 SILVADE LIMITED 29 Jun 2010 07296649 GENE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jun 2010 07296002 ANONIMA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jun 2010 07294327 MEDIA EXPLORERS LIMITED 24 Jun 2010 07292820 PC CHIPS AND BITZ LIMITED 23 Jun 2010 07292805 ANDREW/JONES AUTHORING LIMITED 23 Jun 2010 07292703 STRATUS COMPUTING LTD 23 Jun 2010 07291256 THIRD TIME LIMITED 22 Jun 2010 07289661 ASSESSMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jun 2010 07289270 SQ-MILE SYSTEMS LIMITED 18 Jun 2010 07288993 OUTCOME MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Jun 2010 07288702 ESPLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jun 2010 07288281 STRUCTURED LOGIC LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07287743 SAR TEST CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07287537 COGENSIS LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07287211 SHAKUN TECH LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07287081 THURLEIGH CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07285679 SOPHIA VENTURES LIMITED 16 Jun 2010 07283302 RICHARD MATHER LIMITED 14 Jun 2010 07282294 EINAV AVNI LIMITED 14 Jun 2010 07281954 DP SABAPATHY LIMITED 11 Jun 2010 07281705 MD TRAINING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Jun 2010 07279088 JENIX LIMITED 09 Jun 2010 07278995 KEEPER SYSTEMS LTD 09 Jun 2010
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