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

  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 (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)BerkshireUK
    20152,673161,156
    20142,423150,722
    % change10.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (2,673) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20157738601,040
    New companies in 2014761721941
    % change1.6%19.3%10.5%
    Record Year2006 (797)2005 (872)2007 (1,074)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BerkshireUK
    20151,68389,523
    20141,47582,370
    % change14.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (2,568) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015460597626
    Closed companies in 2014453513509
    % change1.5%16.4%23%
    Record Year2011 (694)2011 (676)2009 (1,781)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BerkshireUK
    201599071,633
    201494868,352
    Record Year 2006 (1,516) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015313263414
    Net growth in 2014308208432
    Record Year2005 (421)2005 (589)2008 (687)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20151.7%
    20141.6%
    20131.6%
    20121.7%
    20111.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (2.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.6%1.6%1.7%
    UK formation share in 20141.6%1.5%1.7%
    % change-0.4%9.9%0.7%
    Record Year2005 (2.5%)2005 (2.7%)2005 (2.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.54%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.29%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.99%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    IT1.04%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.97%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANTS0.84%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.76%TRADING1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%TRANSPORT1.82%
    GLOBAL0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUSINESS0.71%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.71%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEALTHCARE0.57%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.53%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    MARKETING0.50%BUSINESS1.49%
    J0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BERKSHIRE0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOUSE0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRANSPORT0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRADING0.48%BUILDING1.31%
    S0.47%IT1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    TRAINING0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,390288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1,12830,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1,08143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified70858,522
    99999 - Dormant Company70449,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified41329,218
    62090 - Other information technology service activities38012,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified30619,098
    86900 - Other human health activities26113,990
    74990 - Non-trading company25913,794
    62012 - Business and domestic software development2549,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet20310,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate16811,600
    41100 - Development of building projects16211,863
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities1457,682
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings1447,797
    98000 - Residents property management1435,308
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified1176,242
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1119,080
    49410 - Freight transport by road10612,485

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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