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
    07330290 CATHEDRAL COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07326126 GWRC (RTM) COMPANY LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07321533 LEMAR SERVICES SOUTH LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07321319 B777 LTD. 21 Jul 2010
    07318045 MAGNIFICENT MAKE-UP & BEAUTY LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317028 PIANOMART LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07316636 DOMIN LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316520 HUG RADIO LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314838 SPOIL ME GIFTS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07313306 LAWSON GLOBAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312865 CROSSHARBOUR HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07310700 APPOGEE LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07310452 TIME TO RELAX FURNITURE LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07309870 PLANETLED.NET LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07309306 THE REAL CHINA (SOUTH) LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07305662 MAGNET CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07305450 CGL IT SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07304579 ALLIED LEISURE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07303111 BW REED & SON LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07323420 PS INTEC LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322653 MI LOCAL TECHNOLOGY LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07316862 MAURITEL & CO LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316369 LJD CONSULTING LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07311471 HOMEZONE HEATING LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07305084 AQUA HEATING LIMITED 06 Jul 2010