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Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 544 companies were registered in Poole during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)PooleUK
    2013544132,684
    2012489118,868
    % change11.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (544) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013177177190
    New companies in 2012172155162
    % change2.9%14.2%17.3%
    Record Year2013 (177)2013 (177)2013 (190)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 250 companies were dissolved in Poole during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)PooleUK
    201325086,170
    201221775,908
    % change15.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20131035889
    Closed companies in 2012619165
    % change68.9%-36.3%37%
    Record Year2013 (103)2008 (119)2009 (158)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Poole during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 294 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)PooleUK
    201329446,514
    201227242,960
    Record Year 2013 (294) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201374119101
    Net growth in 20121116497
    Record Year2012 (111)2013 (119)2013 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Poole
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-7.9%4.8%2.8%
    Record Year2010 (0.5%)2010 (0.5%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Poole was in 2006 when 35.8% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Poole in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING6.25%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY6.14%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    IT2.43%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BUSINESS2.39%PROPERTY2.53%
    MANAGEMENT1.75%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.89%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROJECTS0.86%LONDON1.79%
    CARE0.79%DESIGN1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROJECT0.71%CARE1.64%
    POOLE0.68%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    DORSET0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%J1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    FINANCIAL0.50%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DIGITAL0.50%IT1.39%
    SOFTWARE0.46%M1.25%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GO0.36%BUILDING1.19%
    SECURITY0.36%CAPITAL1.19%
    TRAINING0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    S0.32%TRAINING1.15%

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 classified8635,322
    None Supplied648260,135
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified18625,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16226,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15154,854
    99999 - Dormant Company12846,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8434,970
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5112,516
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet348,475
    80100 - Private security activities333,009
    41100 - Development of building projects339,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2917,715
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings296,039
    86900 - Other human health activities259,203
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities246,979
    43210 - Electrical installation235,724
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing215,382
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation204,590
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets195,706
    74100 - specialised design activities194,171

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08670854 VANGUARD INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08675758 CW RESOURCING LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676702 O S NETWORKS LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08677732 CHESTNUT CONTRACTING LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08678535 KSTAT CONSULTING LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08678878 FIBREWIND SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08679766 JANDA AND CO LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08679785 BAB CONSULTING LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08681453 MUCKIMUTZ LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08682150 CASSINI SYSTEMS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08682380 RED LION CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08682981 ASHLEY CORNESTONE LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683463 PILING RELIEF LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08691030 RFT-RIGHT FIRST TIME LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08694708 INTELLIGENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08695781 AK GEOLOGICAL SERVICES LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08696670 PBW CONSULTING LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698108 CAR - GO AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08702993 EFR PROJECTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08703021 STARMER OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08703890 IM-PROVE CONSULTING LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08704294 RWS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08706206 SRW IT LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707020 N-D DEVELOPMENT LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08709180 JLSEBASTIAN CREATIVE LIMITED 27 Sep 2013

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