Bracknell, Berkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 100 companies were registered in Bracknell during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BracknellUK
    2010100101,492
    200910494,671
    % change-3.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (104) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010382834
    New companies in 2009283145
    % change35.7%-9.7%-24.4%
    Record Year2010 (38)2000 (39)2009 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BracknellUK
    20108187,705
    2009120159,401
    % change-32.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (120) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010203229
    Closed companies in 2009254649
    % change-20.0%-30.4%-41%
    Record Year2003 (54)2008 (59)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bracknell during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 19 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BracknellUK
    20101913,787
    2009-16-64,730
    Record Year 2000 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201018-45
    Net growth in 20093-15-4
    Record Year2008 (20)2000 (28)2002 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bracknell
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change26.2%-18.0%-27.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)1963 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.87%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.60%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    IT1.20%PROPERTY2.38%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.80%TRADING2.04%
    HOME0.67%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MEDIA0.67%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%MEDIA1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    INSTALLATIONS0.53%LONDON1.59%
    SECURITY0.53%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROPERTIES0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ESTATE0.53%CARE1.44%
    LETTINGS0.53%J1.44%
    TIME0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUSINESS0.53%IT1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HOUSE0.40%BUILDING1.32%
    STREET0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.40%M1.28%
    TRADING0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    RECRUITMENT0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied161202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6769,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3413,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities288,292
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2714,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply188,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,967
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    98000 - Residents property management143,273
    62090 - Other information technology service activities145,716
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1425,053
    7499 - Non-trading company1113,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    43210 - Electrical installation72,747
    7011 - Development & sell real estate73,743
    99999 - Dormant Company614,072
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale52,039
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering57,634
    6420 - Telecommunications51,420

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359142 RSH HOMES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358916 ZEUS NEMESIS SERVICES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358002 BUTTERFLY LASHES LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357635 ACCENTIQ LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07356469 ELECTRIC MANIA LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07353578 WEALTHOUSE FINANCE LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352824 THUNDERBIRD LEADERSHIP LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07350966 MASTERS & ASH TRADING LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347853 ESSENSE PRODUCTS & SERVICES LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07345699 EPOS-TEC SERVICES LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07345095 FRANK GENTLES LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344285 UK AMNH FOR TRADING & AGENCIES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341532 UK EDUCATION & PUBLISHING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 10 Aug 2010
    07337756 AIROLGM LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07337543 SECURITY CHAUFFEUR COLLEGE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336686 AMAFHH MEDICS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334789 ORGANISATION AND SYSTEM INNOVATIONS LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07333807 REGGIES RETREAT LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07359165 MORE4MARKETING LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07354621 T MCCARTNEY CONSULTANT LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07347542 MICROWAVE DEVICES LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07346441 ABACUS CONSULTANCY ASCOT LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07341595 NEWCOMB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07338011 TODDLECO LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336088 OPEN WINGS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 04 Aug 2010