Bracknell, Berkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any month in history.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 126 companies were registered in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 37.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bracknell UK 2010 126 105,137 2009 92 91,034 % change 37.0% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (126) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 32 37 57 New companies in 2009 25 28 39 % change 28.0% 32.1% 46.2% Record Year 2003 (34) 2004 (41) 2010 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 34.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bracknell UK 2010 71 82,677 2009 109 108,060 % change -34.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 12 29 30 Closed companies in 2009 12 15 82 % change 0.0% 93.3% -63% Record Year 2001 (33) 2010 (29) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Bracknell during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 55 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bracknell UK 2010 55 22,460 2009 -17 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 20 8 27 Net growth in 2009 13 13 -43 Record Year 1997 (21) 2004 (27) 2007 (39)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bracknell 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 18.8% 13.2% 21.4% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.9%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.37% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.09% CONSULTANCY 2.87% IT 1.09% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 0.96% ASSOCIATES 2.04% SYSTEMS 0.82% TRADING 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.68% DESIGN 1.91% MARKETING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ELECTRICAL 0.68% MEDIA 1.84% MEDIA 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% BUSINESS 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.63% K 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.54% SOFTWARE 0.68% J 1.48% STREET 0.55% LONDON 1.45% TECHNOLOGIES 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.45% FURNITURE 0.55% GROUP 1.37% HOME 0.55% GLOBAL 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% CARE 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% DESIGN 0.55% CARE 1.33% SECURITY 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SMART 0.41% M 1.28% PHOTOGRAPHY 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.25% TIME 0.41% S 1.23%
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 166 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 66 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 9,943 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 25 10,331 98000 - Residents property management 23 3,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 9,659 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,340 9305 - Other service activities 11 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 10 15,398 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,143 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 6 3,069 99999 - Dormant Company 6 13,808 7210 - Hardware consultancy 6 1,327 6420 - Telecommunications 6 1,529 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 2,646 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 5 9,325
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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