Poole, Dorset
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Poole when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Poole when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 758 companies were registered in Poole during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 49.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Poole UK 2015 758 161,156 2014 506 150,722 % change 49.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (758) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Poole when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 230 254 274 New companies in 2014 168 171 167 % change 36.9% 48.5% 64.1% Record Year 2015 (230) 2015 (254) 2007 (362)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 248 companies were dissolved in Poole during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Poole UK 2015 248 89,523 2014 243 82,370 % change 2.1% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 77 86 85 Closed companies in 2014 55 105 83 % change 40.0% -18.1% 2% Record Year 2009 (151) 2014 (105) 2009 (256)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Poole during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 510 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Poole UK 2015 510 71,633 2014 263 68,352 Record Year 2015 (510) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Poole when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 153 168 189 Net growth in 2014 113 66 84 Record Year 2015 (153) 2015 (168) 2007 (332)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Poole formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Poole 2015 0.5% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change 34.3% 36.9% 49.6% Record Year 2015 (0.5%) 2015 (0.5%) 2007 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Poole was in 2013 when 39.2% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Poole in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 5.57% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 4.23% MANAGEMENT 4.56% IT 2.71% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.75% PROPERTY 2.72% ENGINEERING 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% DORSET 0.76% CARE 2.13% BUSINESS 0.76% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROJECT 0.73% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.67% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.82% J 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.76% PROPERTY 0.57% DESIGN 1.65% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROJECTS 0.51% CO., 1.58% SOFTWARE 0.51% J 1.55% TECHNOLOGY 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% TRADING 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DIGITAL 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CARE 0.45% BUILDING 1.31% DEVELOPMENT 0.45% IT 1.30% MEDIA 0.41% MEDIA 1.28% COMMUNICATIONS 0.41% M 1.27%
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 1,083 6,242 None Supplied 817 288,953 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 420 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 152 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 144 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 136 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 88 43,081 41100 - Development of building projects 53 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 12,862 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 40 7,797 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 19,098 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 31 10,200 86900 - Other human health activities 31 13,990 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 27 5,331 56101 - Licensed restaurants 24 8,909 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 23 6,557 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 20 13,794 93199 - Other sports activities 20 4,220 80100 - Private security activities 19 3,008
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09463863 LEMONTREE BUSINESS INFORMATION LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09464177 ANURAG JALOTA CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Mar 2015 09468766 RAMLEN LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09471454 LYAKH CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09471885 SG BUSINESS ANALYSIS LTD 05 Mar 2015 09472425 DGD BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Mar 2015 09472867 TJB HOLDINGS LTD 05 Mar 2015 09473357 MEHAT CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Mar 2015 09476107 ASHLEY YOUNG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09476144 SUNNY PEAR LTD 06 Mar 2015 09477583 ACHIEVE NOW CONSULTING LTD 09 Mar 2015 09481721 AJS CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Mar 2015 09481839 ROMIJN CONSULTING LTD 10 Mar 2015 09482272 APPLES LEARNING SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Mar 2015 09482709 GOLDHANGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09484465 COUGHLAN CONSULTING LTD 11 Mar 2015 09485529 NOTTING HILL DIGITAL LTD 12 Mar 2015 09489485 GRIFFANT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09489987 OMAT-IT SERVICES LTD 13 Mar 2015 09490125 RHONA HOBDAY LTD 14 Mar 2015 09490196 UMPIRE CONSULTANTS LTD 14 Mar 2015 09490601 RITA O'NEILL LTD 14 Mar 2015 09490683 EMOTIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 14 Mar 2015 09492755 USERCISE LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09493296 MARTA KULIKOWSKA LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
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