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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.

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 (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)PooleUK
    2011458116,391
    2010386105,137
    % change18.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011129148181
    New companies in 2010101123162
    % change27.7%20.3%11.7%
    Record Year2011 (129)2011 (148)2007 (362)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PooleUK
    201122790,986
    201023182,677
    % change-1.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011766388
    Closed companies in 20105367111
    % change43.4%-6.0%-21%
    Record Year2009 (151)2010 (67)2009 (256)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PooleUK
    201123125,405
    201015522,460
    Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011538593
    Net growth in 2010485651
    Record Year2003 (68)2011 (85)2007 (332)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change10.2%5.8%6.6%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1963 (0.9%)2007 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING5.84%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY3.98%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    IT2.28%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.90%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENGINEERING0.89%TRADING2.10%
    PROJECT0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.72%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRAINING0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    SOFTWARE0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    DORSET0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    SYSTEMS0.63%LONDON1.60%
    (DORSET)0.51%CARE1.45%
    D0.51%J1.45%
    GREEN0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTY0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%IT1.41%
    CARE0.47%PROPERTIES1.36%
    S0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    HOME0.47%M1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SOLAR0.42%S1.24%
    FINANCIAL0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PLUMBING0.38%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied425202,798
    7487 - Other business activities15160,968
    7260 - Other computer related activities1357,789
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified1291,419
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7510,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5410,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities546,996
    99999 - Dormant Company5218,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4630,253
    9999 - Dormant Company4219,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,916
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2816,150
    9305 - Other service activities268,740
    74990 - Non-trading company218,695
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing202,707
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis193,220
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities183,436
    41100 - Development of building projects183,921
    5530 - Restaurants164,898

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543904 COBBRIDGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543377 DOT DOT DOT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541296 JOHN TREGONING SOFTWARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07538711 SRE FINANCIAL LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07533127 EWL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07530587 KASADE LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07528514 GASPAR LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525721 BUCHANAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524425 TB GURNEY LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522773 SANAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07519537 I SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07514816 D & S ALLEN LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514005 FEBRIDGE LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513543 ZAYED CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513522 GJL IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512956 HOT SPAS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512753 LITTLETHORPE DESIGN LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512731 POSITIVE BUSINESS CHANGE CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07531584 FERYTRANS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07544860 2 DIE 4 LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07536612 PARKSTONE DRIVING SCHOOL LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07521810 CHESTERS PRIVATE EVENTS LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07520197 VERTIGO FILMS AND BROADCAST LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517618 SUNFLOWER SOLAR LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    OC361872 OSBURN ASSOCIATES LLP 16 Feb 2011