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
    09444096 TICKET GO GO LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09455917 DAMASK BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09421104 MY PAWS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09421346 STEPHANIE ELLE LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09421972 DALI'S CATERING LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09433470 TIM STONE HOLDINGS LTD. 11 Feb 2015
    09433605 NIOMI CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09435618 BUON APPETITO RISTORANTE ITALIANO LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09437183 TVC3 LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09437841 CG JEWELLERS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09438682 TEAL TOYS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09439564 KNIGHTSBRIDGE NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09439858 MASHA LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09440546 SPACE CK LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09442646 SSE EPM LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09450656 CHOKD LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09452742 AEGIS CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09458110 REDNESS YORK LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09458132 TWERTON BATH LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09416739 QUOMMISSIONED LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09420505 BRASOV LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09430085 CORNER 42 SERVERS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09452668 AZTEC LEASING LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09452815 KJ EIVERS LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09462856 EXPRESS FOOD SERVE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015