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 08344255 PRIVATEHEALTHANDLIFE LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08344685 BSM PROJECTS CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Jan 2013 08344980 LOXLEY VENTURES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08350727 CMM SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Jan 2013 08352499 DATRONIX CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08353527 MH QSOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013 08354816 RIMORCHIATORE LTD 10 Jan 2013 08357701 DRAGONFLY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT LTD 11 Jan 2013 08357822 BEL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 14 Jan 2013 08357934 COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LTD 14 Jan 2013 08359892 MPB DATA SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013 08360295 WATT PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Jan 2013 08361192 KEEN COMMUNICATIONS LTD 15 Jan 2013 08362064 EDGAR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08362861 SF BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Jan 2013 08363885 ZAINALI CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Jan 2013 08366503 JOHN FORD AUTOMATION LTD 18 Jan 2013 08374606 EMITRON COMPUTERS LTD 24 Jan 2013 08374632 PNP IT SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2013 08375714 AWW CONSULTING LTD 25 Jan 2013 08377046 HEDONY LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 08378987 QUESTLINE INVESTMENTS LTD 29 Jan 2013 08379016 STUDIO 901 LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08380490 KNIGHTWOOD BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 29 Jan 2013 08380889 EMILY HEAP LTD 30 Jan 2013
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