Berkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Berkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Berkshire when compared to any quarter in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Berkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Berkshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,673 companies were registered in Berkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Berkshire UK 2015 2,673 161,156 2014 2,423 150,722 % change 10.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (2,673) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 773 860 1,040 New companies in 2014 761 721 941 % change 1.6% 19.3% 10.5% Record Year 2006 (797) 2005 (872) 2007 (1,074)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,683 companies were dissolved in Berkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Berkshire UK 2015 1,683 89,523 2014 1,475 82,370 % change 14.1% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (2,568) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 460 597 626 Closed companies in 2014 453 513 509 % change 1.5% 16.4% 23% Record Year 2011 (694) 2011 (676) 2009 (1,781)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Berkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 990 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Berkshire UK 2015 990 71,633 2014 948 68,352 Record Year 2006 (1,516) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 313 263 414 Net growth in 2014 308 208 432 Record Year 2005 (421) 2005 (589) 2008 (687)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Berkshire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Berkshire 2015 1.7% 2014 1.6% 2013 1.6% 2012 1.7% 2011 1.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (2.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% UK formation share in 2014 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% % change -0.4% 9.9% 0.7% Record Year 2005 (2.5%) 2005 (2.7%) 2005 (2.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Berkshire was in 2013 when 28.3% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Berkshire in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.54% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.29% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.99% CONSULTANCY 3.62% IT 1.04% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 0.98% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.97% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANTS 0.84% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.76% TRADING 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.74% TRANSPORT 1.82% GLOBAL 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUSINESS 0.71% DESIGN 1.65% ENGINEERING 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.63% HEALTHCARE 0.57% CO., 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.53% J 1.55% INVESTMENTS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MARKETING 0.50% BUSINESS 1.49% J 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BERKSHIRE 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% HOUSE 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRANSPORT 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TRADING 0.48% BUILDING 1.31% S 0.47% IT 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% TRAINING 0.45% M 1.27%
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 4,390 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 1,128 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 1,081 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 708 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 704 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 413 29,218 62090 - Other information technology service activities 380 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 306 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 261 13,990 74990 - Non-trading company 259 13,794 62012 - Business and domestic software development 254 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 203 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 168 11,600 41100 - Development of building projects 162 11,863 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 145 7,682 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 144 7,797 98000 - Residents property management 143 5,308 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 117 6,242 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 111 9,080 49410 - Freight transport by road 106 12,485
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09374613 CLARITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jan 2015 09405184 AMJA CONSULTING LTD 26 Jan 2015 09375480 RIWAYA CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09379775 GLENTHORNE MELLOR LTD 08 Jan 2015 09380456 SIROCCO ENTERPRISE LTD 08 Jan 2015 09383631 DYNAMIC CONSTRUCT LTD 12 Jan 2015 09389276 BOOKLUK LTD 14 Jan 2015 09394119 RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED 19 Jan 2015 09404840 PL CONSULTANCY MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Jan 2015 09409281 ASPECT MEWS RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09410083 CAMPDEN SQUARE CAPITAL SERVICES (UK) LTD 28 Jan 2015 09412055 DAVID CLIFF (MORTIMER) LTD 29 Jan 2015 09412945 HARPREET SECURE LOGISTIC LTD 29 Jan 2015 09377091 FUEL SERV LTD 07 Jan 2015 09390937 MONREAL LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09392554 ALPHA KOYA LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09394862 HALO GENERATION LTD 19 Jan 2015 09398461 YRA ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09405158 DISTINCTION BRICKWORK LIMITED 26 Jan 2015 09371743 MINT54 LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09382533 PROENSERV LTD 09 Jan 2015 09390770 ALOUISA UK LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09396439 PMC ENERGY CONSULTING LTD 20 Jan 2015 09396851 ALTIMUS RETAIL LIMITED 20 Jan 2015 09397141 ALTIMUS PODIATRY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
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