Poole, Dorset
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 458 companies were registered in Poole during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Poole UK 2011 458 116,391 2010 386 105,137 % change 18.7% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 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 2011 129 148 181 New companies in 2010 101 123 162 % change 27.7% 20.3% 11.7% Record Year 2011 (129) 2011 (148) 2007 (362)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 227 companies were dissolved in Poole during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Poole UK 2011 227 90,986 2010 231 82,677 % change -1.7% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 76 63 88 Closed companies in 2010 53 67 111 % change 43.4% -6.0% -21% Record Year 2009 (151) 2010 (67) 2009 (256)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Poole during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 231 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Poole UK 2011 231 25,405 2010 155 22,460 Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 53 85 93 Net growth in 2010 48 56 51 Record Year 2003 (68) 2011 (85) 2007 (332)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Poole 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 10.2% 5.8% 6.6% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1963 (0.9%) 2007 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Poole was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Poole in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.84% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 3.98% MANAGEMENT 4.97% IT 2.28% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 1.90% PROPERTY 2.38% ENGINEERING 0.89% TRADING 2.10% PROJECT 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.72% BUSINESS 1.87% TRAINING 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% SOFTWARE 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.68% MEDIA 1.69% DORSET 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% SYSTEMS 0.63% LONDON 1.60% (DORSET) 0.51% CARE 1.45% D 0.51% J 1.45% GREEN 0.51% GLOBAL 1.44% PROPERTY 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.47% IT 1.41% CARE 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.36% S 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% HOME 0.47% M 1.30% TECHNOLOGY 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.28% SOLAR 0.42% S 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% PLUMBING 0.38% SYSTEMS 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 425 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 151 60,968 7260 - Other computer related activities 135 7,789 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 129 1,419 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 75 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 10,085 62090 - Other information technology service activities 54 6,996 99999 - Dormant Company 52 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 42 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 12,916 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 16,150 9305 - Other service activities 26 8,740 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 21 11,316 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 2,707 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 19 3,220 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 3,436 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,921 5530 - Restaurants 16 4,898
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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