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Poole, Dorset

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 415 companies were registered in Poole during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PooleUK
    2011415114,512
    2010439101,492
    % change-5.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (439) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011139137139
    New companies in 2010167157115
    % change-16.8%-12.7%20.9%
    Record Year2010 (167)2010 (157)2011 (139)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 205 companies were dissolved in Poole during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PooleUK
    201120572,230
    201023887,705
    % change-13.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011716371
    Closed companies in 2010768379
    % change-6.6%-24.1%-10%
    Record Year2009 (80)2008 (119)2009 (158)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 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 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 210 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)PooleUK
    201121042,282
    201020113,787
    Record Year 2011 (210) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011687468
    Net growth in 2010917436
    Record Year2010 (91)2011 (74)2002 (85)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Poole
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.5%0.3%
    % change-23.8%-26.6%9.1%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1960 (0.8%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Poole in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING6.25%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY2.77%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    IT2.07%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT2.07%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS0.97%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING0.84%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROJECT0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.66%ENGINEERING1.74%
    DORSET0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SECURITY0.62%LONDON1.63%
    CARE0.57%J1.47%
    POOLE0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    (DORSET)0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.53%CARE1.42%
    SOLAR0.53%IT1.38%
    P0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    D0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    FINANCIAL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOME0.44%M1.25%
    ANALYSIS0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    CONSTRUCTION0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied483204,493
    7487 - Other business activities35965,177
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified2031,467
    7260 - Other computer related activities1868,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7610,137
    99999 - Dormant Company5718,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5310,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities526,798
    9999 - Dormant Company4722,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4429,245
    9305 - Other service activities3710,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3015,760
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities203,271
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering196,321
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis192,929
    74990 - Non-trading company188,064
    41100 - Development of building projects173,697
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply168,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07725561 COMPANY OF WOMEN LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726909 CARDBOARD MONSTERS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07727682 TONYS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07728438 OLIVERS HEATING LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728632 JIGSAW RESEARCH SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07729600 OAKTREE BUSINESS VENTURES LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07730085 CAITO LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731728 DODO CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07731943 GJL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07745235 GAHANTECH CONSULTING LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07746617 YOUNAS I.T SERVICES LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07747624 ANC ASCOTT LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07747640 EUCS LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07747643 RETHINK CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07748202 SELECT3SIXTY LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07748730 OPTIMISE AGILITY LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07750070 CLARE WALSH WRITING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07751990 OAKMEADIAN RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07752275 NEU IT LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07754962 DRPHC LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07756656 AJM25 ENGINEERING LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07739870 INDEPENDENT IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07729329 D E G BARCLAY LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07743243 RED DRAGON LANGUAGES CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07747200 STUDY GLOBAL LIMITED 22 Aug 2011