Poole, Dorset
2010 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2010 was a record year for company registrations in Poole when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous second half year.
- Q4 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q4.
- December 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous December.
- November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous November.
- October 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous October.
- The second half of 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous second half year.
- December 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous December.
- 2010 was a record year for UK company share in Poole when compared to any year in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2010)
2010 was a record year for company registrations in Poole when compared to any year in history.
A total of 1,642 companies were formed in Poole in 2010. This total is 62.3% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.
Year Poole UK 2010 1,642 400,358 2009 1,012 362,675 2008 920 349,203 2007 1,390 457,649 2006 929 405,440 Record Year 2010 (1,642) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2010 a total of 786 companies were formed in Poole. This figure is 51.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.
The highest total for a second half year in Poole occurred in 2010 when a total of 786 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Poole UK 2010 786 196,609 2009 520 180,654 % change 51.2% 8.8% Record Year 2010 (786) 2003 (201,446) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Q4 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 347 companies were registered in Poole during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is an increase of 37.2% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Poole UK 2010 347 95,117 2009 253 85,983 % change 37.2% 10.6% Record Year 2010 (347) 2010 (95,117) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
December 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous December.
November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous November.
October 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2010 122 124 101 New companies in 2009 87 86 80 % change 40.2% 44.2% 26.3% Record Year 2010 (122) 2010 (124) 2010 (101)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 1,013 companies were dissolved in Poole in 2010. This total is 31.4% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Poole UK 2010 1,013 342,232 2009 1,477 533,773 2008 483 237,901 2007 517 220,295 2006 461 200,166 Record Year 2009 (1,477) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 423 companies were dissolved in Poole. This figure is 29.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Poole occurred in 2009 when a total of 603 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Poole UK 2010 423 164,601 2009 603 244,537 % change -29.9% -32.7% Record Year 2009 (603) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 185 companies were dissolved in Poole during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 27.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Poole UK 2010 185 76,896 2009 256 85,136 % change -27.7% -9.7% Record Year 2009 (256) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2010 68 74 43 Closed companies in 2009 83 69 104 % change -18.1% 7.2% -59% Record Year 2009 (83) 2005 (82) 2009 (104)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 629 companies were added to the company register for Poole in 2010. This number represents growth of 62.2% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.
This number is 1,094 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Poole company register grew by 873 companies.
Year Poole UK 2010 629 58,126 2009 -465 -171,098 2008 437 111,302 2007 873 237,354 2006 468 205,274 Record Year 2007 (873) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The second half of 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2010 the company register for Poole increased by 363 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Poole UK 2010 363 32,008 2009 -83 -63,883 Record Year 2010 (363) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Net company growth for Poole during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 162 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Poole UK 2010 162 18,221 2009 -3 847 Record Year 2003 (186) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
December 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous December.
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2010 54 50 58 Net growth in 2009 4 17 -24 Record Year 2003 (92) 2004 (59) 2010 (58)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2010)
2010 was a record year for UK company share in Poole when compared to any year in history.
In 2010 Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is an improvement on 2009 when Poole was responsible for 0.3% of all UK companies.
Year 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 Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2009 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Poole 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Poole 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 22.8% 28.9% 20.1% Record Year 2000 (0.5%) 1962 (0.8%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2010)
The average age of a director in 2010 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2010)
The record year for female directors in Poole was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Poole in 2010 was 30.8%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The record second half year for female directors in Poole was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Poole in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Poole was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Poole in the fourth 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 (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.70% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTANCY 3.72% MANAGEMENT 5.01% IT 2.10% CONSULTANCY 3.14% MANAGEMENT 2.06% PROPERTY 2.36% PROJECT 0.96% TRADING 2.11% ENGINEERING 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.95% ASSOCIATES 0.74% DESIGN 1.92% TRAINING 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% BUSINESS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.82% SYSTEMS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SOFTWARE 0.57% MEDIA 1.71% GREEN 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.62% DORSET 0.53% LONDON 1.60% DESIGN 0.53% CARE 1.45% PROPERTY 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.44% (DORSET) 0.48% GLOBAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.44% J 1.42% S 0.44% IT 1.41% CARE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOMES 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% SECURITY 0.39% M 1.30% CONTRACTORS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.25% FINANCIAL 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.24% D 0.39% 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 410 199,572 7260 - Other computer related activities 141 8,089 7487 - Other business activities 137 63,348 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 78 1,241 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 9,177 9999 - Dormant Company 43 20,144 99999 - Dormant Company 43 16,285 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 27,550 62090 - Other information technology service activities 42 6,330 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 8,799 7414 - Business & management consultancy 34 13,474 74990 - Non-trading company 28 8,243 9305 - Other service activities 28 8,858 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 14,505 7499 - Non-trading company 20 12,000 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,765 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 2,522 5530 - Restaurants 18 4,939 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 17 3,097 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 7,298
Recent Companies
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