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
New Company Registrations
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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) Poole UK 2012 446 131,491 2011 458 116,391 % change -2.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 137 126 183 New companies in 2011 129 148 181 % change 6.2% -14.9% 1.1% Record Year 2012 (137) 2011 (148) 2007 (362)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Poole UK 2012 169 67,576 2011 227 90,987 % change -25.6% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 59 59 51 Closed companies in 2011 76 63 88 % change -22.4% -6.3% -42% Record Year 2009 (151) 2010 (67) 2009 (256)
Net Company Growth
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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) Poole UK 2012 277 63,915 2011 231 25,404 Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 78 67 132 Net growth in 2011 53 85 93 Record Year 2012 (78) 2011 (85) 2007 (332)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -9.0% -27.2% -5.4% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1963 (0.9%) 2007 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.48% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 2.63% MANAGEMENT 4.74% IT 2.15% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.93% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANTS 0.79% TRADING 2.07% BUSINESS 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROJECT 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENERGY 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DORSET 0.57% BUSINESS 1.73% CARE 0.57% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.57% LONDON 1.66% SOFTWARE 0.53% J 1.54% POOLE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GLOBAL 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% TRAINING 0.53% IT 1.40% DIGITAL 0.53% CARE 1.34% SECURITY 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOME 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.44% M 1.27% (POOLE) 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% SOUTH 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% P 0.39% S 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 552 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 338 52,735 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 269 2,185 7260 - Other computer related activities 158 7,154 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 147 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 147 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 79 25,084 62090 - Other information technology service activities 60 8,145 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 43 18,617 9305 - Other service activities 30 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 12,113 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 4,132 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,729 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 21 3,228 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,984 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 19 3,448 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,892
Recent Companies
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