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

  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 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)PooleUK
    2015758161,156
    2014506150,722
    % change49.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (758) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015230254274
    New companies in 2014168171167
    % change36.9%48.5%64.1%
    Record Year2015 (230)2015 (254)2007 (362)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PooleUK
    201524889,523
    201424382,370
    % change2.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (470) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015778685
    Closed companies in 20145510583
    % change40.0%-18.1%2%
    Record Year2009 (151)2014 (105)2009 (256)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PooleUK
    201551071,633
    201426368,352
    Record Year 2015 (510) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015153168189
    Net growth in 20141136684
    Record Year2015 (153)2015 (168)2007 (332)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.5%
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.5%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change34.3%36.9%49.6%
    Record Year2015 (0.5%)2015 (0.5%)2007 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING5.57%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY4.23%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    IT2.71%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.75%PROPERTY2.72%
    ENGINEERING0.95%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    DORSET0.76%CARE2.13%
    BUSINESS0.76%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROJECT0.73%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.67%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.60%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTY0.57%DESIGN1.65%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROJECTS0.51%CO.,1.58%
    SOFTWARE0.51%J1.55%
    TECHNOLOGY0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.48%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRADING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DIGITAL0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CARE0.45%BUILDING1.31%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%IT1.30%
    MEDIA0.41%MEDIA1.28%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.41%M1.27%

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 classified1,0836,242
    None Supplied817288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified42029,218
    99999 - Dormant Company15249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14458,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13630,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8843,081
    41100 - Development of building projects5311,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5212,862
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings407,797
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3819,098
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3110,200
    86900 - Other human health activities3113,990
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation275,331
    56101 - Licensed restaurants248,909
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets236,557
    62012 - Business and domestic software development219,651
    74990 - Non-trading company2013,794
    93199 - Other sports activities204,220
    80100 - Private security activities193,008

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464448 THIS VILLAGE LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09464950 RH INDUSTRIES LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09466055 NC & NC CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09466631 LC PHARMA SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09473744 JOHN MCMURTRIE LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09473789 PAUL J HOWELL CONSULTING LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09478984 BERANBURH CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09479605 NWK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09479948 KC DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481721 AJS CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482037 ACADEMIC IT LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482272 APPLES LEARNING SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09487652 HJBLAW LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09487691 REVERSE ENTROPY LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09488438 SILVERLINE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489045 BELLAOSCAR LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09490125 RHONA HOBDAY LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09490312 JFJ CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09490601 RITA O'NEILL LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09491132 DE-MEIS IT LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09492842 ARTHIKA NAGARAJAN LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09492997 JG BUSINESS ANALYSIS & SHAREPOINT SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09495449 JSK CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09495508 SIGNET ENTERPRISES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497121 AUBERGINE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015