Poole, Dorset

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 439 companies were registered in Poole during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 64.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)PooleUK
    2010439101,492
    200926794,671
    % change64.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (439) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010167157115
    New companies in 20099810168
    % change70.4%55.4%69.1%
    Record Year2010 (167)2010 (157)2010 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 238 companies were dissolved in Poole during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)PooleUK
    201023887,705
    2009347159,401
    % change-31.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010768379
    Closed companies in 200980109158
    % change-5.0%-23.9%-50%
    Record Year2009 (80)2008 (119)2009 (158)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Poole during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 201 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)PooleUK
    201020113,787
    2009-80-64,730
    Record Year 2010 (201) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010917436
    Net growth in 200918-8-90
    Record Year2010 (91)2010 (74)2002 (85)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Poole
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.5%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change58.5%41.1%62.1%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1960 (0.8%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Poole was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.3% of all director appointments in Poole in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING5.33%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY3.49%CONSULTING4.99%
    IT2.20%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT2.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROJECT0.96%TRADING2.04%
    ENGINEERING0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SYSTEMS0.64%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.60%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRAINING0.60%MEDIA1.75%
    D0.55%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DORSET0.55%LONDON1.59%
    GREEN0.55%ENGINEERING1.59%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.51%CARE1.44%
    (DORSET)0.51%J1.44%
    HOMES0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUSINESS0.51%GLOBAL1.42%
    M0.46%IT1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    S0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    POOLE0.41%M1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SOUTHERN0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied429202,902
    7487 - Other business activities15269,802
    7260 - Other computer related activities1518,967
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified791,125
    9999 - Dormant Company5421,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities538,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities415,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3814,940
    99999 - Dormant Company3814,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    9305 - Other service activities309,454
    74990 - Non-trading company297,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2513,161
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified227,767
    7499 - Non-trading company2013,408
    5530 - Restaurants205,181
    41100 - Development of building projects183,688
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing172,340
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,183
    98000 - Residents property management163,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361468 MJB PROCESS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07361294 ROSEWOOD DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07360204 ARPENTIS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359289 EURISKO SOFTWARE LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07359039 ZEPHRON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358631 EQUINOX IT CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357528 STICK FIGURES (UK) LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356199 TIMAEUS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354861 GRIDLINE COMPUTERS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354660 HART-WHITE CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07351820 OBJECT TECHNIQUE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350300 WARDROP CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347778 PR NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347048 LANKESTER IT LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07344387 GREY BOX DIGITAL LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341782 REDLANDS COUNSELLING & TRAINING LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340792 ASTUTE BUSINESS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340259 NARROW MONOLITH FILMS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07336859 DIANUJ LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335716 CLOUDOSIS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07334513 PUNCTUM BOOKS LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07334338 PROC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333897 MBR VENTURE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07357954 CANFORD SYSTEM DYNAMICS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07356647 REDSAILS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Aug 2010