Poole, Dorset

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 554 companies were registered in Poole during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)PooleUK
    2014554143,414
    2013544132,684
    % change1.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (554) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014173183198
    New companies in 2013177177190
    % change-2.3%3.4%4.2%
    Record Year2013 (177)2014 (183)2014 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 306 companies were dissolved in Poole during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)PooleUK
    2014306101,670
    201325086,170
    % change22.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (347) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Poole when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201410980117
    Closed companies in 20131035889
    % change5.8%37.9%31%
    Record Year2014 (109)2008 (119)2009 (158)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Poole during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 248 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)PooleUK
    201424841,744
    201329446,514
    Record Year 2013 (294) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20146410381
    Net growth in 201374119101
    Record Year2012 (111)2013 (119)2013 (101)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Poole formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Poole
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-11.2%-1.5%-4.4%
    Record Year2010 (0.5%)2010 (0.5%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    28.6% of all director appointments in Poole in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING5.61%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY4.69%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    IT1.91%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.80%PROPERTY2.62%
    ENGINEERING0.92%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROJECTS0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.88%TRADING2.00%
    PROJECT0.88%LONDON1.95%
    DESIGN0.71%CARE1.94%
    POOLE0.71%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DORSET0.71%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    SOFTWARE0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRAINING0.56%J1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    FINANCIAL0.49%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HOMES0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%CO.,1.36%
    J0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DIGITAL0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.42%IT1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.42%M1.23%

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 classified9055,940
    None Supplied741278,481
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified38828,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19257,264
    99999 - Dormant Company15348,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12129,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9040,717
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5312,795
    41100 - Development of building projects4510,604
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings407,151
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet379,914
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3718,890
    86900 - Other human health activities3011,807
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets246,327
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation235,083
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles235,335
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment226,630
    80100 - Private security activities223,169
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09197597 DP IT CONSULTANCY LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09198502 TORLEY SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09200389 TMB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09204699 CLAPTON TRAINING LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09205077 CLUEFIT LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09205528 CHURCHILL CLAY LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09206755 GPB IT SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09207186 DKT IT SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09208083 WIRED UP & CO LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09209100 LOCKTON-GODDARD LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09213368 BONSAIZONE LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09214923 JAN F HRUSKA LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09218956 WEILLER CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09218959 SEAGULL DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219691 DC AERO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09221839 IONA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222910 ELK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223845 ABJ ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09224996 CLOUDY CONSULTING LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09226223 EVERED FINANCIAL MARKETS LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227717 RAMMA SHARMA LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228037 CD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09230897 SPECIALIST IT SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232577 ACK TECHNOLOGY LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09233305 STATION LODGE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2014