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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Poole UK 2012 489 118,868 2011 415 114,512 % change 17.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (489) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 172 155 162 New companies in 2011 139 137 139 % change 23.7% 13.1% 16.5% Record Year 2012 (172) 2010 (157) 2012 (162)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Poole UK 2012 216 74,772 2011 205 72,230 % change 5.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 61 91 64 Closed companies in 2011 71 63 71 % change -14.1% 44.4% -10% Record Year 2009 (80) 2008 (119) 2009 (158)
Net Company Growth
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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) Poole UK 2012 273 44,096 2011 210 42,282 Record Year 2012 (273) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 111 64 98 Net growth in 2011 68 74 68 Record Year 2012 (111) 2011 (74) 2012 (98)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 11.1% 14.0% 15.3% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1960 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.29% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 4.03% MANAGEMENT 4.75% IT 2.90% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.76% PROPERTY 2.35% BUSINESS 1.47% TRADING 2.08% PROJECT 0.92% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SOFTWARE 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DORSET 0.71% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SYSTEMS 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% POOLE 0.59% LONDON 1.67% DESIGN 0.59% J 1.55% CARE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.53% GLOBAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% IT 1.43% HOME 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.34% SOUTH 0.46% CARE 1.32% MEDIA 0.46% M 1.27% MARINE 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% PROJECTS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% COAST 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SECURITY 0.42% S 1.17% ASSOCIATES 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,026 331,455 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 350 2,350 7487 - Other business activities 278 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 151 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 143 14,774 7260 - Other computer related activities 117 4,979 99999 - Dormant Company 81 25,035 62090 - Other information technology service activities 53 7,869 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 36 12,598 41100 - Development of building projects 22 4,965 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 4,119 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,891 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 17 3,160 9305 - Other service activities 17 6,142 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 3,093 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 3,493 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 8,437 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 15 3,086
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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