Business Services in Poole

Poole Company Scorecard

Out of Poole's 28,589 total incorporated companies, 1,455 were formed in the last 12 months.

Poole's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Poole include the 1,809 companies working in construction, 1,561 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 1,493 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 36 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 28 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 5 active companies.

Company Trends in Poole

Looking at the big changes in Poole's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.83% of active businesses, a total of 821 companies. The next big increase was residents property management which now makes up 4.69% of active businesses in Poole, a change of 59% from the 2.95% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.55% of Poole's active companies.

Notable changes in Poole's business sectors include a rise of 71% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 47% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 28% in construction.