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Companies in Bournemouth

Bournemouth is the 42nd biggest place on the UK company register, with 15,836 live companies, or 0.3% of the UK total. 1,768 of those were formed in 2025. 1,223 (7.7%) have a proposal to strike off on file, close to the UK figure of 7.3%. Compared with the UK as a whole, Bournemouth stands out for building of pleasure and sporting boats: 16 companies, 8.0 times the national share.

What Bournemouth has more of than the rest of the UK

Each trade's share of Bournemouth companies, compared with its share across the UK.

  • Building of pleasure and sporting boats (16 companies)8.0×
  • Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment (24 companies)6.2×
  • Repair and maintenance of ships and boats (36 companies)6.1×
  • Sewerage (20 companies)4.8×
  • Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products (24 companies)2.1×

Biggest trades in Bournemouth

Live Bournemouth companies, by year formed

Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.

20122026
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YearLive companies
2012312
2013374
2014418
2015488
2016525
2017627
2018760
2019849
2020751
2021787
2022851
20231,031
20241,197
20251,768
20261,573

Oldest active companies in Bournemouth

  1. Newsquest Media (southern)Formed 1864
  2. Newsquest Community MediaFormed 1884
  3. Bournemouth and District Law SocietyFormed 1893
  4. G.e.bridge & CompanyFormed 1899
  5. The Incorporated Bournemouth Free Church CouncilFormed 1901

Funny company names registered in Bournemouth

Nearest in size

Town means the post town of the registered address, which isn't always where a company trades. Many companies use an accountant's or formation agent's address. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.

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