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Poole, Dorset

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    A total of 446 companies were registered in Poole during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PooleUK
    2012446131,491
    2011458116,391
    % change-2.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012137126183
    New companies in 2011129148181
    % change6.2%-14.9%1.1%
    Record Year2012 (137)2011 (148)2007 (362)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Poole during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PooleUK
    201216967,576
    201122790,987
    % change-25.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012595951
    Closed companies in 2011766388
    % change-22.4%-6.3%-42%
    Record Year2009 (151)2010 (67)2009 (256)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Poole during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 277 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PooleUK
    201227763,915
    201123125,404
    Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20127867132
    Net growth in 2011538593
    Record Year2012 (78)2011 (85)2007 (332)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Poole formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Poole
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-9.0%-27.2%-5.4%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1963 (0.9%)2007 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Poole was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Poole in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING5.48%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.63%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    IT2.15%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.93%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%TRADING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROJECT0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENERGY0.57%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DORSET0.57%BUSINESS1.73%
    CARE0.57%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.57%LONDON1.66%
    SOFTWARE0.53%J1.54%
    POOLE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GLOBAL0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    TRAINING0.53%IT1.40%
    DIGITAL0.53%CARE1.34%
    SECURITY0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HOME0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.44%M1.27%
    (POOLE)0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    SOUTH0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    P0.39%S1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied552216,665
    7487 - Other business activities33852,735
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified2692,185
    7260 - Other computer related activities1587,154
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14714,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14713,637
    99999 - Dormant Company7925,084
    62090 - Other information technology service activities608,145
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5335,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4719,704
    9999 - Dormant Company4318,617
    9305 - Other service activities308,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,113
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities224,132
    74990 - Non-trading company219,729
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing213,228
    41100 - Development of building projects214,984
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis193,448
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering185,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07896229 SAG VALIDATION CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07896557 VORSPRUNG DIGITAL LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07897946 WEKSLER CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07898118 THE NRG STUDIO LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07899759 HOT EAR IT LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07899853 COTSWOLD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07900201 POLLARD CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901485 PROUDLOCK & PROUDLOCKS LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07903953 GSM ECO LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07904701 MAD ON TRAVEL LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07918480 LOUISE ADAIR CONSULTING LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07919613 APHRODITE MOBILE LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07922821 ELACOM LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07925379 NEWSON TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07925797 VINYTECH LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07928988 SEIKU LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07929240 SW QUALITY CONSULTING LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07900788 MUSICALOUS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07902413 ROBERTS CONTRACT CLEANING LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07907492 BLOOM SYSTEMS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909372 MULTI CIRCUIT BOARDS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07915627 MULTI-HDI-PCB LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918363 OMEGA UTILITIES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918857 PFR LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07926235 EAT ST LIMITED 27 Jan 2012