Berkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 2,231 companies were registered in Berkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Berkshire UK 2012 2,231 131,491 2011 2,196 116,391 % change 1.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (2,605) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 679 731 821 New companies in 2011 638 764 794 % change 6.4% -4.3% 3.4% Record Year 2006 (797) 2005 (872) 2007 (1,074)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,426 companies were dissolved in Berkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 31.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Berkshire UK 2012 1,426 67,576 2011 2,084 90,986 % change -31.6% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (2,568) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 504 466 456 Closed companies in 2011 694 676 714 % change -27.4% -31.1% -36% Record Year 2011 (694) 2011 (676) 2009 (1,781)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Berkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 805 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Berkshire UK 2012 805 63,915 2011 112 25,405 Record Year 2005 (1,540) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 175 265 365 Net growth in 2011 -56 88 80 Record Year 2005 (421) 2005 (589) 2008 (687)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Berkshire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Berkshire 2012 1.7% 2011 1.9% 2010 1.9% 2009 2.0% 2008 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (2.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% UK formation share in 2011 1.9% 2.0% 1.8% % change -8.8% -18.2% -3.3% Record Year 1969 (2.5%) 1961 (3.6%) 1974 (2.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Berkshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Berkshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.34% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.68% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IT 0.95% PROPERTY 2.37% ASSOCIATES 0.92% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MEDIA 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% TECHNOLOGIES 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.61% LONDON 1.66% PROJECT 0.60% J 1.54% GLOBAL 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SECURITY 0.58% GLOBAL 1.50% DESIGN 0.58% IT 1.40% ENGINEERING 0.54% CARE 1.34% S 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PARTNERS 0.54% M 1.27% MARKETING 0.54% BUILDING 1.24% TECHNOLOGY 0.52% ENERGY 1.20% J 0.50% S 1.20% BERKSHIRE 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 4,136 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 841 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 614 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 603 14,303 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 512 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 402 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 356 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 325 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 284 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 276 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 274 6,934 62090 - Other information technology service activities 268 8,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 231 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 214 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 183 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 179 8,818 62012 - Business and domestic software development 158 4,356 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 96 4,132 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 89 5,169 98000 - Residents property management 89 3,050
Recent Companies
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