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.

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 (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)PooleUK
    2013525134,802
    2012446131,491
    % change17.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (576) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013169165191
    New companies in 2012137126183
    % change23.4%31.0%4.4%
    Record Year2013 (169)2013 (165)2007 (362)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PooleUK
    201320277,914
    201216967,576
    % change19.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013795964
    Closed companies in 2012595951
    % change33.9%0.0%25%
    Record Year2009 (151)2010 (67)2009 (256)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PooleUK
    201332356,888
    201227763,915
    Record Year 2007 (459) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201390106127
    Net growth in 20127867132
    Record Year2013 (90)2013 (106)2007 (332)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change10.6%30.0%7.9%
    Record Year2013 (0.4%)2011 (0.4%)2007 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING6.43%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY4.68%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    IT3.00%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    BUSINESS2.70%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT1.90%TRADING2.06%
    PROJECT0.87%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.84%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    ENGINEERING0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    POOLE0.68%LONDON1.72%
    DORSET0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    SOFTWARE0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROJECTS0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    CARE0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    DESIGN0.57%J1.56%
    SYSTEMS0.53%CARE1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%IT1.43%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.42%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FINANCIAL0.38%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TECHNOLOGY0.38%M1.25%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.38%BUILDING1.21%
    ENTERPRISES0.34%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SECURITY0.34%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CONSTRUCTION0.34%TRAINING1.17%
    SOUTH0.34%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified9244,719
    None Supplied622249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15424,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14854,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13323,532
    99999 - Dormant Company12443,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8532,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4612,664
    7487 - Other business activities447,556
    41100 - Development of building projects298,637
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings275,372
    80100 - Private security activities262,595
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet267,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities246,591
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2416,448
    43210 - Electrical installation235,625
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing235,145
    86900 - Other human health activities228,465
    74990 - Non-trading company2214,129
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation214,332

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08343856 JAS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08344912 WBW SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08345227 JDS IT CONSULTING LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08345524 PSF CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08346996 SILVERLININGIDEAS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350047 BPMASTERS LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08350415 SELECT STAR FROM LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350685 RMD BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08351870 KHINA CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08352499 DATRONIX CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352880 RASSCO LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355649 VOLUMEN13 LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08357218 LIDO CONSULTING LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08360165 RMH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08361418 SOLVIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362064 EDGAR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08365346 KSS CONSULTING LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08368875 Z&R LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08371048 VERITAS VECTOR ADVISORY LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08372369 MCCALLION IT SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08375714 AWW CONSULTING LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08378187 OSCAM RESOURCING LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08378987 QUESTLINE INVESTMENTS LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08379016 STUDIO 901 LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08380912 ESSENTIAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2013