Berkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)BerkshireUK
    20122,005118,868
    20112,073114,512
    % change-3.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2005 (2,161) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012692604709
    New companies in 2011688619766
    % change0.6%-2.4%-7.4%
    Record Year2004 (716)2005 (769)2011 (766)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BerkshireUK
    20121,50274,772
    20111,60072,230
    % change-6.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (2,834) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012555547400
    Closed companies in 2011653500447
    % change-15.0%9.4%-11%
    Record Year2011 (653)2008 (1,107)2009 (1,468)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BerkshireUK
    201250344,096
    201147342,282
    Record Year 2004 (1,210) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201213757309
    Net growth in 201135119319
    Record Year2008 (542)1995 (285)2004 (447)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.7%
    20111.8%
    20101.8%
    20091.9%
    20082.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (2.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.7%1.6%1.8%
    UK formation share in 20111.9%1.6%2.0%
    % change-9.7%-1.7%-8.4%
    Record Year1999 (3.3%)1971 (3.7%)1964 (3.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.63%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.13%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.66%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    IT1.02%PROPERTY2.36%
    BUSINESS0.90%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    PROPERTY0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.65%MEDIA1.68%
    GLOBAL0.64%LONDON1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%J1.55%
    TRADING0.63%GLOBAL1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    BERKSHIRE0.58%IT1.43%
    READING0.56%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TECHNOLOGY0.56%CARE1.32%
    MARKETING0.54%M1.27%
    SECURITY0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    ENGINEERING0.48%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CARE0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CAPITAL0.46%S1.17%
    TRAINING0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,242228,243
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities89421,969
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management88928,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified72450,446
    99999 - Dormant Company51937,912
    62090 - Other information technology service activities38411,950
    74990 - Non-trading company36513,641
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified35020,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified27514,809
    7487 - Other business activities24316,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development2426,943
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1325,760
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities1325,935
    41100 - Development of building projects1197,545
    86900 - Other human health activities1177,550
    9999 - Dormant Company1156,793
    98000 - Residents property management1104,205
    7499 - Non-trading company1023,416
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets864,568
    7414 - Business & management consultancy863,209

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08155113 ACCENTA HEALTHCARE (SURREY) LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08127862 SHELDON PHILLIPS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08132656 GLEBELANDS (WOKINGHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08141058 BCD (ASIA) LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141500 THE DUNCAN TRUST 12 Jul 2012
    08141719 MANIO TRANS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08142348 BEEHIVE ART FUNDING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08146946 BLUE ARCHITECTURE (SERVICES) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08152381 EXPRESS CLOUD LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08156403 VIRGO SECURITY SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08156554 UK FORCES EVENTS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08156619 SC CONSTUCTION LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08158829 TRITAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160220 KOTLI SURGICAL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08161933 BAAS CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08126339 KUCHTA CONSULTING LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08147139 VISIONARY COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149087 UK FLOATING HOMES LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150931 NEWWOOD HILL LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151039 NEXT TRAVEL LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08154714 GSSR LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08130200 WORLDCOM GLOBAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130801 MOS ANIMATIONS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135312 MY COZY CORNER LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08152840 TIM MASON LIMITED 23 Jul 2012