Poole, Dorset
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Poole was in 2013 when 39.2% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 525 companies were registered in Poole during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 17.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Poole UK 2013 525 134,802 2012 446 131,491 % change 17.7% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 169 165 191 New companies in 2012 137 126 183 % change 23.4% 31.0% 4.4% Record Year 2013 (169) 2013 (165) 2007 (362)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 202 companies were dissolved in Poole during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Poole UK 2013 202 77,914 2012 169 67,576 % change 19.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 79 59 64 Closed companies in 2012 59 59 51 % change 33.9% 0.0% 25% Record Year 2009 (151) 2010 (67) 2009 (256)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Poole during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 323 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Poole UK 2013 323 56,888 2012 277 63,915 Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 90 106 127 Net growth in 2012 78 67 132 Record Year 2013 (90) 2013 (106) 2007 (332)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Poole 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 10.6% 30.0% 7.9% Record Year 2013 (0.4%) 2011 (0.4%) 2007 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Poole was in 2013 when 39.2% of all directors were female.
39.2% of all director appointments in Poole in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 6.43% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 4.68% MANAGEMENT 4.78% IT 3.00% CONSULTANCY 3.30% BUSINESS 2.70% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 1.90% TRADING 2.06% PROJECT 0.87% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% ENGINEERING 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% POOLE 0.68% LONDON 1.72% DORSET 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.71% SOFTWARE 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROJECTS 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% CARE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% DESIGN 0.57% J 1.56% SYSTEMS 0.53% CARE 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.49% IT 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.41% FINANCIAL 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.36% TECHNOLOGY 0.38% M 1.25% COMMUNICATIONS 0.38% BUILDING 1.21% ENTERPRISES 0.34% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SECURITY 0.34% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CONSTRUCTION 0.34% TRAINING 1.17% SOUTH 0.34% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 924 4,719 None Supplied 622 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 154 24,894 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 148 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 133 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 124 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 12,664 7487 - Other business activities 44 7,556 41100 - Development of building projects 29 8,637 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 27 5,372 80100 - Private security activities 26 2,595 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 7,199 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 6,591 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 16,448 43210 - Electrical installation 23 5,625 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 23 5,145 86900 - Other human health activities 22 8,465 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,129 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 21 4,332
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08384464 NEM SALES AND MARKETING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08387292 TP BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2013 08392349 LMA CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08392865 DT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08393156 CP ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD 07 Feb 2013 08395088 PSAS PROJECTS LTD 08 Feb 2013 08395652 CITECH LTD 08 Feb 2013 08398214 KAM FINANCIALS LTD 11 Feb 2013 08398262 AARVIATION LTD 11 Feb 2013 08398317 CSB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Feb 2013 08398611 MEP MANAGEMENT (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08405766 AUGMENTED IT LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08406325 SARGEAUX LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08407998 ACCLIVITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408395 CASCADE IT LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08415738 A&M PROJECTS LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08418994 GDM INSULATIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08421098 ASHWATER CONSULTANTS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08421214 JF DATA PROJECTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08423485 GP CONTRACTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08387424 NEW FOREST & WATERS EDGE LETTINGS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08396003 BEAUTY4LESS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08386827 NICO-FIX LTD 04 Feb 2013 08390287 AUNTY BERYL'S BUTTON BOX LTD 05 Feb 2013 08391678 THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
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