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Bracknell, Berkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 110 companies were registered in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BracknellUK
    2011110116,391
    2010126105,137
    % change-12.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (126) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011353243
    New companies in 2010323757
    % change9.4%-13.5%-24.6%
    Record Year2011 (35)2004 (41)2010 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BracknellUK
    20117590,986
    20107182,677
    % change5.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011321825
    Closed companies in 2010122930
    % change166.7%-37.9%-17%
    Record Year2001 (33)2010 (29)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Bracknell during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 35 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BracknellUK
    20113525,405
    20105522,460
    Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201131418
    Net growth in 201020827
    Record Year1997 (21)2004 (27)2008 (39)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bracknell
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.6%-24.0%-28.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.39%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    IT0.98%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.98%TRADING2.10%
    SCHOFIELD0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    SOFTWARE0.70%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TRADING0.70%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTIES0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HOME0.56%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.56%MEDIA1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.56%CARE1.45%
    PROPERTY0.56%J1.45%
    BUILDING0.42%GLOBAL1.44%
    GROUP0.42%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.42%IT1.41%
    G0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    REAL0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    ESTATE0.42%M1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TECH0.42%S1.24%
    TECHNICAL0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    J0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6260,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4716,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2910,246
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,996
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2230,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    9305 - Other service activities158,740
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,765
    98000 - Residents property management143,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply147,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,316
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    43210 - Electrical installation93,172
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,168
    99999 - Dormant Company718,336
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,085
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,654
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,436

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543200 RESURE LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542287 AMKC PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540890 WORLDWIDE CAR CONNECTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07539820 CREATION'S GIFTS LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07537347 DRUM RESOURCING LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07537315 RELAX WOODCRAFT LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536323 SUNSHINE INCORPORATED LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07533910 JUPITER BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07533878 D - MEDIA COMMUNICATION LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07533667 NISHMIT LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532332 FITNESS PERFORMANCE RESOURCES LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07531160 NECTEK COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07530689 JIMNAH LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07530462 MARKET QUARTER RTM COMPANY LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529811 BIXAR CONSULTING LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07526297 LIME FITNESS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525871 TOPTOTOECHIRO 10 Feb 2011
    07524101 LITTLEBLUEBOOK.BIZLTD LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07522460 VSJ INVESTMENTS LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518788 SVD FLOORING LTD 07 Feb 2011
    OC361807 SCHOFIELD AND SCHOFIELD LLP 14 Feb 2011
    OC361809 THAMES VALLEY WINDOWS LLP 14 Feb 2011
    07543563 GINA G LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07536704 CHURSTON PROPERTIES LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07534169 HELDA CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2011