Berkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 2,005 companies were registered in Berkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Berkshire UK 2012 2,005 118,868 2011 2,073 114,512 % change -3.3% 3.8% Record Year 2005 (2,161) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 692 604 709 New companies in 2011 688 619 766 % change 0.6% -2.4% -7.4% Record Year 2004 (716) 2005 (769) 2011 (766)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,502 companies were dissolved in Berkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Berkshire UK 2012 1,502 74,772 2011 1,600 72,230 % change -6.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (2,834) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 555 547 400 Closed companies in 2011 653 500 447 % change -15.0% 9.4% -11% Record Year 2011 (653) 2008 (1,107) 2009 (1,468)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Berkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 503 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Berkshire UK 2012 503 44,096 2011 473 42,282 Record Year 2004 (1,210) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 137 57 309 Net growth in 2011 35 119 319 Record Year 2008 (542) 1995 (285) 2004 (447)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Berkshire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Berkshire 2012 1.7% 2011 1.8% 2010 1.8% 2009 1.9% 2008 2.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (2.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% UK formation share in 2011 1.9% 1.6% 2.0% % change -9.7% -1.7% -8.4% Record Year 1999 (3.3%) 1971 (3.7%) 1964 (3.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Berkshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Berkshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.63% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.13% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.66% CONSULTANCY 3.29% IT 1.02% PROPERTY 2.36% BUSINESS 0.90% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.87% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.83% PROPERTY 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% TECHNOLOGIES 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.65% MEDIA 1.68% GLOBAL 0.64% LONDON 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% J 1.55% TRADING 0.63% GLOBAL 1.54% SYSTEMS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.47% BERKSHIRE 0.58% IT 1.43% READING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.34% TECHNOLOGY 0.56% CARE 1.32% MARKETING 0.54% M 1.27% SECURITY 0.52% BUILDING 1.22% ENGINEERING 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.21% CARE 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CAPITAL 0.46% S 1.17% TRAINING 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 4,242 228,243 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 894 21,969 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 889 28,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 724 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 519 37,912 62090 - Other information technology service activities 384 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 365 13,641 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 350 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 275 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 243 16,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 242 6,943 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 132 5,760 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 132 5,935 41100 - Development of building projects 119 7,545 86900 - Other human health activities 117 7,550 9999 - Dormant Company 115 6,793 98000 - Residents property management 110 4,205 7499 - Non-trading company 102 3,416 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 86 4,568 7414 - Business & management consultancy 86 3,209
Recent Companies
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