Poole, Dorset

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 489 companies were registered in Poole during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PooleUK
    2012489118,868
    2011415114,512
    % change17.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (489) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012172155162
    New companies in 2011139137139
    % change23.7%13.1%16.5%
    Record Year2012 (172)2010 (157)2012 (162)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 216 companies were dissolved in Poole during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PooleUK
    201221674,772
    201120572,230
    % change5.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012619164
    Closed companies in 2011716371
    % change-14.1%44.4%-10%
    Record Year2009 (80)2008 (119)2009 (158)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 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 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 273 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PooleUK
    201227344,096
    201121042,282
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20121116498
    Net growth in 2011687468
    Record Year2012 (111)2011 (74)2012 (98)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Poole
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change11.1%14.0%15.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1960 (0.8%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.9% of all director appointments in Poole in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING5.29%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY4.03%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    IT2.90%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.76%PROPERTY2.35%
    BUSINESS1.47%TRADING2.08%
    PROJECT0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SOFTWARE0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DORSET0.71%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SYSTEMS0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    POOLE0.59%LONDON1.67%
    DESIGN0.59%J1.55%
    CARE0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%IT1.43%
    HOME0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SOUTH0.46%CARE1.32%
    MEDIA0.46%M1.27%
    MARINE0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    PROJECTS0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    COAST0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SECURITY0.42%S1.17%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,026331,455
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified3502,350
    7487 - Other business activities27835,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15113,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14314,774
    7260 - Other computer related activities1174,979
    99999 - Dormant Company8125,035
    62090 - Other information technology service activities537,869
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4833,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4719,425
    9999 - Dormant Company3612,598
    41100 - Development of building projects224,965
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities224,119
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,891
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis173,160
    9305 - Other service activities176,142
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing173,093
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering153,493
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings153,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08169364 LGB SYSTEMS LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08169678 CHARM CONSULTING LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08175689 PCF CONSULTING LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08175981 CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR BREAKFAST LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08175992 KITTERLAND SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08176164 AFMM CONSULTING LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08176336 LEMMINGS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08177613 BTF PROMOTIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178389 CARE2TRAIN LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08178817 APT IT CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08178969 LI & LIN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179510 WINTER NATIONAL LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180486 MAYILL CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181185 SUNDIAL BACKUP SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08182028 VAN ZYL CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08183344 TELECOMS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08185095 MCV IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185797 FJP CONSULTING LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08188156 KEATON DUONG CONSULTING LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08190523 BILL INDUSTRIES LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08191078 JA ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08193694 WILLIAM VALENTINE CONSULTING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08193821 DORSET DESIGN LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08193940 PIPE DREAM INSTALLATIONS LTD. 29 Aug 2012
    08197997 SDL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Aug 2012