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
New Company Registrations
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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) Poole UK 2011 415 114,512 2010 439 101,492 % change -5.5% 12.8% Record Year 2010 (439) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 139 137 139 New companies in 2010 167 157 115 % change -16.8% -12.7% 20.9% Record Year 2010 (167) 2010 (157) 2011 (139)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Poole UK 2011 205 72,230 2010 238 87,705 % change -13.9% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 71 63 71 Closed companies in 2010 76 83 79 % change -6.6% -24.1% -10% Record Year 2009 (80) 2008 (119) 2009 (158)
Net Company Growth
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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) Poole UK 2011 210 42,282 2010 201 13,787 Record Year 2011 (210) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 68 74 68 Net growth in 2010 91 74 36 Record Year 2010 (91) 2011 (74) 2002 (85)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% % change -23.8% -26.6% 9.1% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1960 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 6.25% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 2.77% MANAGEMENT 4.75% IT 2.07% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 2.07% PROPERTY 2.41% BUSINESS 0.97% TRADING 2.06% ENGINEERING 0.84% DESIGN 1.94% ASSOCIATES 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROJECT 0.75% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.74% DORSET 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SECURITY 0.62% LONDON 1.63% CARE 0.57% J 1.47% POOLE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% (DORSET) 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SOFTWARE 0.53% CARE 1.42% SOLAR 0.53% IT 1.38% P 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% D 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% FINANCIAL 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOME 0.44% M 1.25% ANALYSIS 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% COMMUNICATIONS 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% S 1.21%
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 483 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 359 65,177 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 203 1,467 7260 - Other computer related activities 186 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 10,137 99999 - Dormant Company 57 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 10,018 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 6,798 9999 - Dormant Company 47 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,245 9305 - Other service activities 37 10,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 15,760 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 3,271 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 6,321 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 19 2,929 74990 - Non-trading company 18 8,064 41100 - Development of building projects 17 3,697 7499 - Non-trading company 17 11,543 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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