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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Poole UK 2010 439 101,492 2009 267 94,671 % change 64.4% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (439) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 167 157 115 New companies in 2009 98 101 68 % change 70.4% 55.4% 69.1% Record Year 2010 (167) 2010 (157) 2010 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Poole UK 2010 238 87,705 2009 347 159,401 % change -31.4% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 76 83 79 Closed companies in 2009 80 109 158 % change -5.0% -23.9% -50% Record Year 2009 (80) 2008 (119) 2009 (158)
Net Company Growth
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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) Poole UK 2010 201 13,787 2009 -80 -64,730 Record Year 2010 (201) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2010 91 74 36 Net growth in 2009 18 -8 -90 Record Year 2010 (91) 2010 (74) 2002 (85)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 58.5% 41.1% 62.1% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1960 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.33% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 4.99% IT 2.20% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 2.02% PROPERTY 2.38% PROJECT 0.96% TRADING 2.04% ENGINEERING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.01% SYSTEMS 0.64% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% DESIGN 0.60% BUSINESS 1.80% TRAINING 0.60% MEDIA 1.75% D 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DORSET 0.55% LONDON 1.59% GREEN 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.59% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.51% CARE 1.44% (DORSET) 0.51% J 1.44% HOMES 0.51% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% BUSINESS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.42% M 0.46% IT 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% S 0.46% BUILDING 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% POOLE 0.41% M 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.26% SOUTHERN 0.41% S 1.24%
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 429 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 152 69,802 7260 - Other computer related activities 151 8,967 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 79 1,125 9999 - Dormant Company 54 21,484 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 8,292 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 5,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 38 14,072 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 25,053 9305 - Other service activities 30 9,454 74990 - Non-trading company 29 7,649 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 13,161 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,767 7499 - Non-trading company 20 13,408 5530 - Restaurants 20 5,181 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,688 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 2,340 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 8,183 98000 - Residents property management 16 3,273
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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